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Title: Major General John Sullivan, A Distinguish'd Officer of the Continental Army.
Identifier(s): graphics:5038; APSimg3910; Graphics Number: M42-15-11
Description: Garvan Coll., No. 777.
Source: Print Collection (Garvan);
Subject: Portraits ; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Date: 1776, August 22

Title: Green, John Morley to Henry Jackson, 1774 July 7; No. 423 John Morley Green to Henry Jackson
Identifier(s): text:347660
Description: Transmits an order from Gen. [John] Sullivan to detach an officer to accompany a British surgeon.
Subject: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Date: 1774-07-07; 2022

Title: James Clinton and Enoch Poor to John Sullivan; No. 176 James Clinton and Enoch Poor to John Sullivan
Identifier(s): text:320961
Description: An address on the occasion of Sullivan's resignation in which the officers of Clinton's and Poor's brigades tender their thanks for his "wise, equal, prudent & spirited conduct" during his command.; Draft
Creator: Clinton, James, 1736-1812et al
Subject: Clinton, James, 1736-1812; Poor, Enoch, 1736-1780; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Date: 1779-11-30; 2021

Title: Hancock, John to "Dolly" (Dorothy Quincy Hancock), 1778 August 10; No. 511 John Hancock to "Dolly" (Dorothy Quincy Hancock)
Identifier(s): text:348013
Description: Informs her that the French fleet is engaged with Lord [Richard] Howe's fleet from New York: "an exceeding heavy Fire indeed"; mentions that Hancock is going to see Gen. [John] Sullivan.
Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793et al
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French; Hancock, Dorothy Quincy, 1747-1830; Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Date: 1778-08-10; 2022

Title: Huntington, Jedediah to Jabez Huntington, 1776 September 28; No. 594 Jedediah Huntington to Jabez Huntington
Identifier(s): text:349005
Description: Informs him that Joshua Huntington led an abortive attempt to carry off cannon from Governor's Island, [N.Y.]; mentions the names of American colonels and lieutenant colonels who were captured, died of sickness, or killed since the British landed on Long Island, [N.Y.]; describes the American attack on Montresor's Island, [N.Y.]; informs him that a committee of Congress has been in camp in order to arrange a plan for a new army and describes the proposed plan; informs him about the arrival from Canada of American prisoners on parole; mentions that Gen. [John] Sullivan was exchanged and that [William Alexander], Lord Stirling is to be exchanged; mentions that a camp is being built and expresses confidence that the Americans will be able to hold their ground; informs him that one-third of the city of New York was consumed in a fire and that the British committed "unheard of Barbarities" on suspected incendiaries; informs him that Capt. [Nathan] Hale was sent as a spy to Long Island, detected, and hanged in New York; mentions that the enemy took possession of Paulus Hook, [N.J.] and that the Americans built a breastwork from river to river approximately ten miles from New York and gives the disposition of American troops; [postscript]: suggests that commanding officers of regiments be consulted about the appointment of their subordinates.
Creator: Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818et al
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Huntington, Jabez, 1719-1786; Huntington, Joshua, 1786-1819; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795; Lord Stirling, William Alexander; Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776
Date: 1776-09-28; 2022

Title: Hutchinson, James to Israel Pemberton, 1777 September 15
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7362
Description: Letter from James Hutchinson to Israel Pemberton about current events of the war, including the detention of family members.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795; Hollingsworth, Levi, 1739-1824; Pleasants, Mary Pemberton; Pemberton, Mary Stanbury
Date: 1777-09-15; 2022

Title: Letter from Robert H. Harrison to John Hancock reporting battle of Brandywine; followed by letter from G. Washington announcing the loss of the battle. Chester, September 11, 1777. Twelve o'clock at night.; 12 (OS). Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790. Washington, George (1732-1799).Letter from Robert H. Harrison to John Hancock reporting battle of Brandywine; followed by letter from G. Washington announcing the loss of the battle. Chester, September 11, 1777. Twelve o'clock at night
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7137
Description: A broadside on the Battle of Brandywine that prints two letters, one from Robert Harrison and the other from George Washington.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Media; Broadsides; Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824; Hancock, John, 1737-1793; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Date: 1777-09-11; 2022

Title: Colonel Parker to George Weedon, 1777 January 24
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1617
Description: Letter from Colonel Parker to General George Weedon detailing a battle in New Jersey. Included is a detailed account of a fight on the road leading from Brunswick landing to Woodbridge. Colonel Parker's superior officer, Colonel Buckner, left on horseback as soon as firing began, and riding four miles to his quarters, announced that all was lost. By this desertion Colonel Parker was forced to draw off his troops, none being wounded and only two taken. English loss nearly one hundred killed and wounded. Charges Colonel Mordecai Buckner with cowardice.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; New Jersey--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Desertions; Cadwalader, John, 1742-1786; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795; Freeman, Nathaniel 1741-1827; Buckner, Mordecai
Date: 1777-01-24; 2021

Title: Hutchinson, James to Israel Pemberton, 1777 September 23
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7268
Description: Letter from James Hutchinson to Israel Pemberton about current events of the war, including the detention of family members.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Quakers--Pennsylvania--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects--Society of Friends; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795; Hollingsworth, Levi, 1739-1824; Pleasants, Mary Pemberton; Pemberton, Mary Stanbury; Lewis, William, 1752-1819; Bradford, William, 1719-1791
Date: 1777-09-23; 2022

Title: Hooper, Robert Lettis Jr. to John Sullivan, 1779 May 18; Hooper, Robert Lettis, Jr. to John Sullivan
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20922
Description: Letter from Robert Lettis Hooper to John Sullivan. Easton - Will furnish horses to the number of 1400. Supplies needed and those at hand. Troops under Colonel Spencer and Colonel Courtland liable to suffer for want of teams necessary to supply and attend them; their clothing not yet arrived. Forage very scarce. Assistance of the Executive Council necessary in procuring wagons.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Quartermasters; Forage; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Clothing and dress; Wagons; Hooper, Robert Lettis, 1730?-1797; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795
Date: 1779-05-18; 2022

Title: George Weedon Orderly Book, 1777-1778
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:1460
Description: The Valley Forge Orderly Book contains records of General, Divisional, and Brigade orders received under the command of George Weedon between August 25, 1777 and May 7, 1778. Evocative of the hardships faced by the Continental Army during the bitter winter of 1777-1778, the orderly book records orders relating to duties, disciplinary matters, promotions, and desertions. The orderly book also includes a plan of battle for the Battle of Germantown, 1777, and plans for the troops at Mount Holly (November 1777) and what appears to be Whitemarsh (November 1777). It also includes several illustrations of troop formations and an insert of an 1897 Valley Forge map.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Clothing and dress; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Desertions; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; United States. Continental Army--Military life; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; White Marsh, Battle of, 1777; Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777; Soldiers--Medical care--United States; Smallpox; Inoculation (Founding); Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778; Alexander, William, 1726-1783; Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792; Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789; Craik, James, 1730-1814; Febiger, Christian, 1746-1796; Fraser, Simon; Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; Grayson, William, 1736-1790; Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834; Maxwell, William; McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786; Mease, James, 1771-1846; Mercer, Hugh, approximately 1725-1777; Mercer, Hugh Tennant Weedon, 1776-1853; Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807; Pułaski, Kazimierz, 1747-1779; Stevens, Edward; Sullivan, John, 1740-1795; Varnum, James M. (James Mitchell), 1748-1789; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Weedon, George, 1734-1793; Wood, James, 1741-1813; Woodford, William, 1734-1780
Date: 1777-1778; 2022