Diary of Jared Lane, Soldier of the Revolution, During the March from Hingham, MA, to Tarrytown, NY

Archive

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Diary of Jared Lane, Soldier of the Revolution, During the March from Hingham, MA, to Tarrytown, NY

Entry/Object ID

HHV 012.77

Scope and Content

Soldier Jared Lane (1752-1839) used this printed almanac as a ledger and record of troop movements from Connecticut to Tarrytown and New Jersey in the years 1776-1777. In it he lists milages and town names, sometimes adding weather information. Words such as pork, canteen, and bake give us other insights into daily life in the military. The printed part of the almanac contains astromomical information as well as monthly weather predictions, Friends Yearly Meetings in New-England, pages of town names and their Houses of Entertainment, a long narrative poem, patriotic verses, an Address to the Tories, and a little map of the "...Present seat of war at and near New-York." Diary of a soldier during the American Revolution, recorded on a printed almanac

Context

1776-1777

Collection

Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection

Archive Items Details

Title

Diary of Jared Lane, Soldier of the Revolution, During the March from Hingham, MA, to Tarrytown, NY

Description

Diary of a soldier during the American Revolution, recorded on a printed almanac. Includes description of troop movements, weather, and expenses

Date(s) of Creation

Dec 1, 1776 - Feb 28, 1777

Subjects

Revolutions, War, Troop movements

Search Terms

American Revolution, Revolutionary War, troops, colonial diary

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

M 497