Israel Shreve Revolutionary War Letters, 1768-1894
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Israel Shreve served as both Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel of the Second New Jersey Regiment in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. In 1779, Shreve and his regiment joined Major General John Sullivan in his campaign against the Tory-allied Iroquois Indians. This collection consists primarily of correspondence dating from 1776 to 1793 between Shreve and other officers in the Continental Army, and between Shreve and his family members.
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