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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02499.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Return of former Delaware troops in the Invalid Regiment |
| Date | 3 July 1781 |
| Author | Nicola, Lewis (1717-1807) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Nicola signs as Colonel of the Invalid Regiment. Lists the names of four soldiers and their dates of transfer from Delaware to the Invalid Regiment. States that though the men were transferred from Delaware into the Invalid Regiment they "are returned as belonging to the quota of that state." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Jay's Treaty Health and Medical Muster Rolls and Returns |
| People | Nicola, Lewis (1717-1807) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The Continental Congress formed the Invalid Regiment (of disabled soldiers) in 1777. The regiment could not fight, but instead participated in lighter work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |