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Connecticut Light Infantry 17th Regiment Company Books

00-1203

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1203

Scope and Contents

Connecticut Light Infantry 17th Regiment Company Books collection (1203) consists of two orderly books. The first book details the regiment's creation by the State of Connecticut; contains decisions made by voting on particulars about the regiment (uniform, what the soldiers would have to provide, etc); a General Roll including the name of each soldier in the regiment and enlistment date; annual rolls from 1793-1798; and contains some accounting records for the regiment. The second book contains yearly rolls from 1798 through 1805, inspection returns from 1793-1796 including names of the members of the regiment and equipment; annual returns from Sept. 25 1793 to September 1804 which include the number of men in the regiment in each year and the number of men per each rank; and a “Return of Officers and Non Commissioned Officers” from Sept. 1804 listing officers of the regiment and the date they were commissioned. Currently housed in 3A Box 18.

Dates

  • created: 1791 - 1805
  • Other: Date acquired: 05/03/1864

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Connecticut Light Infantry 17th Regiment Company Books collection (1203) consists of two orderly books. The first book details the regiment's creation by the State of Connecticut; contains decisions made by voting on particulars about the regiment (uniform, what the soldiers would have to provide, etc); a General Roll including the name of each soldier in the regiment and enlistment date; annual rolls from 1793-1798; and contains some accounting records for the regiment. The second book contains yearly rolls from 1798 through 1805, inspection returns from 1793-1796 including names of the members of the regiment and equipment; annual returns from Sept. 25 1793 to September 1804 which include the number of men in the regiment in each year and the number of men per each rank; and a “Return of Officers and Non Commissioned Officers” from Sept. 1804 listing officers of the regiment and the date they were commissioned.

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. Payne K. Kilbourne

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Title
Connecticut Light Infantry 17th Regiment Company Books
Status
Completed
Author
Benjamin Bradley
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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