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JOURNALS OF THE MILITARY EXPEDITION
OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN
AGAINST THE SIX NATIONS OF INDIANS
IN 1779 WITH RECORDS OF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS
Prepared Pursuant to Chapter 361, Laws of the State of New York, of 1885.
by Frederick Cook, Secretary of State
Auburn, N.Y. Knapp, Peck & Thompson Printers
1887.
[i] TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(See biographical sketches of each officer listed below. Journals not highlighted will be transcribed upon request.)
(See Addresses, Biographical Notes, Letters and Poems at Page vi to viii hereof.)
INTRODUCTION, JOURNALS OF OFFICERS, Barton, William, Lieut., Gen. Maxwell's N. J. Brigade, Beatty, Erkuries, Lieutenant, 4th Pennsylvania Reg't, (1). Expedition to Onondaga, April, 1779, (2). General Sullivan's Expedition, Blake, Thomas, Lieutenant, 1st New Hampshire Reg't, Burrowes, John, Major, Spencer's 5th N. J. Regiment, Campfield, Dr. Jabez, Surgeon, Spencer's 5th N. J. Reg't, Dearborn, Henry, Lt. Col., Commanding 3rd N. H. Reg't, Elmer, Dr. Ebenezer, Surgeon, 2nd N. J. Regiment, Fellows, Moses, Sergeant, 3rd New Hampshire Regiment, Fogg, Jeremiah, Major, 2nd New Hampshire Regiment, Gookin, Daniel, Ensign, 2nd New Hampshire Regiment, Grant, George, Sergeant Major, 3rd N. J. Regiment, Grant, Thomas, of Surveyor's party, Haruenbergh, John L., Lieut., 2nd N. Y. Regiment, With Notes and Maps of Battle-Fields, by General John S. Clark, Hubley, Adam, Lieut. Col., Commanding 11th Pa. Reg't, Jenkins, Lieut. John, Pa., Lieutenant and Guide, Livermore, Daniel, Captain, 3rd N. H. Regiment, Machin, Thos., Capt., Col. Lamb's 2d N. Y. Art'ly Reg't, (1). Col. Van Schaick's Expedition against the Onondagas, (2). Table of Distances of March of General Sullivan's Army, Roster of Officers of 1st N. Y. Regiment, McKendry, Wm., Lt. and Qr. Master, 6th Mass. Reg't, Nukerck, Chas., Capt. Lieutenant, 2nd N. Y. Regiment, [ii] TABLE OF CONTENTS.
JOURNALS OF OFFICERS.—Continued. Norris, James, Major, 3rd N. H. Regiment, Roberts, Thomas, Sergeant, 5th New Jersey Regiment, Rogers, Rev. William, D. D., Chaplain, Hand's Brigade, Rogers, William, Qr. Master's Serg't, 2nd N. Y. Reg't, Shute, Samuel, Lieutenant. 2nd New Jersey Regiment, Van Hovenburgh, Rudolphus, Lieut., 4th N. Y. Reg't, MAP AND LETTER OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM GRAY, Survey of Colonel William Butler's line of march, Oct. 2 to
Nov. 16, 1778,MAPS IN THE DE WITT COLLECTION, List of MSS. Surveys by Captain Gray, 1778, and Lieutenant Benjamin Lodge, of the Sullivan Expedition, made 1779, by order of Robert Erskine, Geographer to the American Army, now in the Library of the New York Historical Society entitled DeWitt Maps, Letters of General John S. Clark, describing the same with an account of fac similes made by him for this publication, Simeon DeWitt, appointment as Geographer to the army, in place of Robert Erskine, deceased, MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN'S Final Officical Report of Expedition, COLONEL DANIEL BRODHEAD'S Official Report, Allegany Expedition, LIST OF JOURNALS, no copies of which are now to be found. Letter of Major Adam Hoops, (3rd A. D. C. to General Sullivan), Sept. 18, 1841, LIST OF NARRATIVES, written since the Sullivan Expedition, ROSTER OF OFFICERS, in Maj. Gen. Sullivan's Expedition,
by Hon. Charles P. Greenough, Boston, Mass.[iii.] TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS.
HISTORICAL ADDRESS, by Rev. David Craft, Comprising a full history of the Expedition against the Indians in 1779, to which is prefixed a Biographical Sketch of Major General John Sullivan, APPENDIX TO ADDRESS, Containing an account of the loss of men, towns destroyed, also General Washington's instructions to General Sullivan, and Biographical Sketches, Clinton, James, Brigadier General, Biographical Sketch, ELMIRA.
CELEBRATION AT NEWTOWN, NEWTOWN MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, Centennial Committees and Officers, The Monument—Inscription on Tablet, Dedication of Monument—Masonic Ceremonies, Masonic Ode by Hon. A S. Thurstom, Masonic Historical Address by C. N. Shipman, Esq., PUBLIC CELEBRATION. Opening Address by Judge Hiram Gray, Verses of Welcome by Ausburn Towner, Esq., Poem by Hon. Guy H. McMaster, Address by Hon. Erastus Brooks, Letter from Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour, Address by Hon. Ellis H. Roberts, Address by General William T. Sherman, Address by General H. W. Slocum, Address by Hon. George W. Clinton, Address by Hon. E. L. Dana, Wilkesbarre, Pa., Address by Governor H. M. Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, Address by Governor Nat. Head, New Hampshire, Address by Hon. Steuben Jenkins, Address by Major Douglass Campbell, [iv] TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PUBLIC CELEBRATION.—Continued. Biographical Sketch of Gen. John Sullivan by Hon. Sylvester Dana,
N. H.,General Sullivan's Official Report of Battle of Newtown, Names of Persons Responding to Invitations, Biographical Sketch of Col. Peter Gansevoort, SENECA COUNTY.
CELEBRATION AT WATERLOO. History of, Committees and Officers, The Log Cabin, Patrons of Husbandry—Veteran Soldiers, Exploring Expedition, Decorations on Centennial Day, The Outpouring of the Masses, Procession and Order of March, EXERCISES AT THE FAIR GROUND, Address of Welcome by Jno. Reamer, Pres't of the Village, Address of General Josiah T. Miller, Pres't of the Day, Address of Ex-Lieut. Gov. William Dorsheimer, Poem of Rev. Dwight Williams, Letters from invited Guests : Jeptha R. Simms, (Aurora Centennial) W. C. Watson, M. M. Jones, Names of others responding to invitations, THE COLLATION. Responses to Sentiments and Toasts, Remarks by D. B. Lum, Remarks by Rev. D. Willers, D. D. SKOI-YASE MONUMENT. History, Description and Dedication of, Address by Hon. A. L. Childs, Address by Judge B. F. Hall, [v] TABLE OF CONTENTS
SKOI-YASE MONUMENT. Fire-Works and Illuminations, Reception in the Evening, Veterans and Pioneer Settlers, Young Ladies in the Procession,—Grangers Represented, Military at Celebration, Historical Paper by S. R. Welles, M. D., Biographical Sketch of Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt. LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
CELEBRATION AT GENESEO, History of Preliminary Arrangements, Committees and Officers, Decorations and Processions, EXERCISES AT FAIR GROUNDS, Introductory Address by Norman Seymour, Poem by Hon. A. L. Childs, Address by Hon. Wm. H. Bogart, Address by General A. S. Diven, Address by G. W. Patterson, Removal of the Remains of Boyd and Parker, By Geo. H. Harris CAYUGA COUNTY.
CELEBRATION AT AURORA, (Aurora Centennial) Decorations of the Village, (Aurora Centennial) The Procession, (Aurora Centennial) EXERCISES AT THE "OLD.FOUNDATION", (Aurora Centennial) Remarks by Col. E. B. Morgan, (Aurora Centennial) Remarks by Rev. W. S. Franklin, (Aurora Centennial) EXERCISES AT ACADEMY HALL, (Aurora Centennial) Letter from Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour, (Aurora Centennial) Letters from D. M. Osborne and others, (Aurora Centennial) Address by Rev. Charles Hawley. D. D., (Aurora Centennial) Address by Hon. Wm. H. Bogart, (Aurora Centennial) The Illumination—Notes, (Aurora Centennial) [vi] TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ADDRESSES, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, LETTERS AND POEMS.
ADDRESSES AT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS. Bogart, Hon. Wm. H. (Aurora Centennial) Brooks, Hon. Erastus Campbell, Maj. Douglass Childs, Hon. Albert L. Clinton, Hon. Geo. W. Craft, Rev. David Dana, Hon. E. L. Dana, Gen. Alex S. Diven, Gen. Alex S. Dorsheimer, Hon. Wm. Franklin, Rev. W. S. (Aurora Centennial) Gray, Hon. Hiram Hall, Hon. Genj. F. Hawley, Rev. Dr. Charles Head, Hon. N. Hoyt, Hon. Henry M. Jenkins, Hon. Steuben Lum, David B. Miller, Hon. Josiah T. Morgan, Col. E. B. (Aurora Centennial) Patterson, Hon. Geo. W. Reamer, John Roberts, Hon. Ellis H. Seward, Hon. Wm. H. Seymour, Norman Sherman, Gen. Wm. T. Shipman, Chauncey N. Slocum, Gen. Henry W. Van Campen, Maj. Moses Welles, Hon. Samuel R. Willers, Rev. Dr. Diedrich [vii] TABLE OF CONTENTS.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND NOTES. Beatty, Lieutenant Erkuries Blake, Lieutenant Thomas Boyd, Lieutenant Thomas Brodhead, Colonel Daniel Burrowes, Major John Butler, Colonel William Cilley, Colonel Joseph Clinton, Brigadier General James Cummings, Captain John N. Dayton, Colonel Elias Dearborn, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dubois, Colonel Lewis Evans, Rev. Israel Fish, Major Nicholas Fogg, Major Jeremiah Franklin, Captain John Gano, Rev. John Gansevoort, Colonel Peter Gookin, Ensign Daniel Hand, Brigadier General Edward Hardenbergh, Lieutenant John L. Harper, Colonel John Hartley, Colonel Thomas Hubley, Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hunter, Rev. Andrew Jenkins, Lieutenant John Kirkland, Rev. Samuel Livermore, Captain Daniel Machin, Captain Thomas McKendry, Lieutenant William Maxwell, Brigadier General William Montour, Catherine Nukerck, Captain Charles Poor, Brigadier General Enoch Proctor, Colonel Thomas Queen Esther [viii] TABLE OF CONTENTS.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES AND NOTES.—Continued. Reid, Colonel George Rogers, Rev. William D. D., Scott, Major William Shreve, Colonel Israel Shute, Lieutenant Samuel Simpson, Captain Michael Spalding, Captain Simon Sullivan, Major General John VanCortlandt, Colonel Philip Van Schaick, Colonel Goose Van Hovenburgh, Lieutenant Rudolphus Weissenfels, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Willers, Rev. Diedrich, D. D., Willett, Lieutenant Colonel Marinus LETTERS. Brodhead, Col. Daniel Clark, Gen. J. S. Gansevoort, Col. Peter Hoops, Maj. Adam Jones, Maj. Morven M. Osborne, Hon. D. M. Schuyler, Gen. Philip Seymour, Hon. Horatio Simms, Jeptha R. Sullivan, Gen. John Washington, Gen. Geo. Watson, Hon. Winslow C. POEMS AT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS. Childs, Hon. Albert L. McMaster, Hon. Guy H. Thurston, Hon. Ariel S. Towner, Ausburn Williams, Rev. Dwight Return to Site Table of Contents.