John Nice family papers

Military papers about the Revolutionary War; miscellaneous legal and domestic correspondence. Most of these papers relate to the military career of Captain John Nice and include: muster and pay rolls of the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, at Valley Forge, 1779; receipt book of noncommissioned officers...

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Main Author: Nice, John d.1806 (Creator)
Collection:John Nice Family Papers
Collection Number:0451
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Online Access:Link to finding aid
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245 1 |a John Nice family papers  |f 1764-1864 
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520 |a Military papers about the Revolutionary War; miscellaneous legal and domestic correspondence. Most of these papers relate to the military career of Captain John Nice and include: muster and pay rolls of the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, at Valley Forge, 1779; receipt book of noncommissioned officers and soldiers for pay and extras granted by Congress, 1778; military instructions, 1778; orderly book, 1777; diary and notes describing military affairs in New York and Long Island, 1776; diary begun at Valley Forge, June to August 1778; lists of names of prisoners, and of enlistments, 1776. In addition, there are some family papers including correspondence, accounts, 1788-1836; and the receipt book of Levi Nice, 1819-1863. 
541 1 |a Gift of Mary Adelaide Jacoby and Anne C. Cooper, gift of Anne N. James; 1905, 1915 acquired 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 7 |a United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Muster Rolls  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a United States--History--Revolutionary War--Prisoners of War  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b John Nice Family Papers  |l 0451 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid451johnnice.pdf