United States National Archives and Records Administration Selected Numbered Records in the War Department Collection of Revolutionary
War Records
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of microfilm copies of New York-related material found in a larger collection of Revolutionary War records
compiled by the United States War Department. The records pertain generally to military operations, service of individuals,
and settlement of accounts for military service or provision of supplies or other services required by the military.
Creator:
Title:
Selected numbered records in the War Department collection of Revolutionary War records
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
38 microfilm reels
Inclusive Dates:
1775-1799
Series Number:
A4220
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of microfilm copies of New York-related material found in a larger collection of Revolutionary War records
compiled by the United States War Department. The New York-related documents form part of a subset of the War Department Collection
of Revolutionary War Records designated "miscellaneous numbered records", commonly known as the "Manuscript File". The miscellaneous
numbered records pertain generally to military operations, service of individuals, and settlement of accounts related to military
service or provision of supplies or other services required by the military.
New York records include accounts of officers and enlisted men; certificates concerning assignment of pay, receipt of money,
issuance of letters of administration, performance of service, and nonindebtedness of officers; pay orders and correspondence
concerning pay and settlement of accounts; powers of attorney; receipts for pay and supplies; appointments and resignations
of officers; petitions to the state legislature for pay; enlistment papers; and lists of certificates issued for pay.
Also included are returns of provisions, correspondence, accounts, military orders, orders for delivery of supplies, receipts
for supplies and money, and other records removed from pension application files of New York servicemen.
Alternate Formats Available
Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.
Microfilm 38 reels; 16 mm.
Related Material
A0200 New York State Comptroller's Office Revolutionary War Accounts and Claims, contains the surviving original documents borrowed
and copied by the United States War Department in 1896.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
A full description of the Miscellaneous Numbered Records (The Manuscript File) in the War Department Collection of Revolutionary
War Records is available at the New York State Archives. Records from the New York State Comptroller's Office, which were
borrowed and copied by the War Department in 1896, are described and name indexes are provided in New York in the Revolution as Colony and State (Comptroller's Office, Albany, 1904).
Location of Originals
Originals are held by the National Archives.
Acquisition Information
Copies of microfilm rolls containing New York-related records were purchased from the National Archives and Records Administration
in 1986.
Custodial History
The United States War Department obtained the "miscellaneous numbered" Revolutionary War records (The Manuscript File) from
a variety of sources over a period spanning from 1894 to 1937. The three principal sources included other executive departments
of the federal government, individual state governments, and private citizens. A significant portion of the New York-related
records were borrowed from the New York State Comptroller's Office and copied by the War Department's Record and Pension Office
in 1896. This date is significant because these records later suffered extensive damage and losses in the New York State Capitol
building fire of 1911. The copies created by the War Department constitute the only surviving copies of many documents destroyed
in the 1911 fire.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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Detailed Description
| Contents |
Roll |
Accretion: A4220-86 |
| Record Nos. 4097-4455 |
1 |
| Record Nos. 9958-10296 |
20 |
| Record Nos. 10297-10605 |
21 |
| Record Nos. 10606-11047 |
22 |
| Record Nos. 11048-11375 |
23 |
| Record Nos. 11376-11712 |
24 |
| Record Nos. 11713-12086 |
25 |
| Record Nos. 12087-12439 |
26 |
| Record Nos. 12440-12774 |
27 |
| Record Nos. 12775-13176 |
28 |
| Record Nos. 13177-13569 |
29 |
| Record Nos. 13570-13866 |
30 |
| Record Nos. 13867-14369 |
31 |
| Record Nos. 14370-14392 (with gaps) |
32 |
| Record Nos. 30075-30462 |
33 |
| Record Nos. 31863-32248 |
34 |
| Record Nos. 32249-32646 |
35 |
| Record Nos. 33810-34127 |
36 |
| Record Nos. 34391-34543 |
37 |
| Record Nos. 34851-35192 |
38 |
