Highlights : Military : Revolutionary War

Subcategory Revolutionary War contains 12 item(s).

	List of Soldiers Sep 23, 1777 L99.086 This duty roster recorded when, where and for how long the men of the Deerfield, Massachusetts, militia served in the early years of the American Revolution.
	Clothing Allotment from Deerfield to Soldiers 1778 L99.089 The residents of Deerfield, Massachusetts, pledged to supply shoes, shirts and breeches for Deerfield militiamen in 1778.
	Supplies for Troops Jan 1, 1782 L99.090 The new State governments were virtually bankrupt by 1782, and the paper currency they issued had lost so much of its value that Thomas Dickinson insisted on being paid in "hard" gold or silver money for the beef he supplied to the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1781.
	Boston Tea Party Report L99.092 When the news of Boston's 'tea party' reached Deerfield, Massachusetts, the discord between local Whigs who supported the dumping of the tea and local Tories who opposed the action grew even greater.
	Bullet pouch 1775-1800 1875.19.07.01 Often pouches like this one were taken to war by militia and by riflemen rather than the cartridge boxes that were more familiar by the time of the American Revolution.
	Sword 1798 CRR.A.12 In their eagerness to find and preserve items of Revolutionary War significance, collectors sometimes included objects of a later date like this saber.
	Brown Bess flintlock musket 1768 1882.81 The Brown Bess musket was the standard issue weapon for English troops during the American Revolution.
	Tricorn Hat c. 1775 1927.28 Civilians as well as military men wore tricorn hats like this one owned by Colonel Joseph Stebbins Jr. (1749-1816) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution (1775-1783).
	Long-handled frying pan c. 1775 1875.01.01 Made of wrought iron by a blacksmith, this frying pan has a history of use in the Revolutionary army.
	Sword 1775-1825 1884.13 This sword belonged to William Dorrell, a British soldier in the Revolutionary War, who later settled in Leyden, Massachusetts.