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The Orderly Book of
Colonel John Robinson's Regiment of Massachusetts
Militia
Camp at Cambridge, February & March,
1776
~ Pages 16-30 ~
Huntington Library, San Marino, California and is referenced as HM596.
The Huntington holds all copyrights to the manuscript document.
Transcribed by D.P. Lacroix, May/June 2003.
Orderly
Book Guide
Page 16
Head
Quarters 21 Feb y 1776…
Brigade Orders –
Officer
of the day – Colonel Graton Ajutant Rice
Head Quarters 22 Feb y 1776…
Page 17
Cambridge Feby 22 1776
this Day recd of Colo John Robinson – 504 Cattriges 104 flints [?]
31 horns with half a Pound of Powder in each
[???] Cattrige Paper
for the euse of my Company – Recd by me
[signed] John Lemont Capt
Head
Quarters 23 Feb y 1776…
Head Quarters 24 Feb y 1776…
Page 18
Head
Quarters 24 Feb y 1776…(cont.)
Brigade Orders ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
As a uniform in the Several Regiments in the brigade
in performing the various Maneuvers is assentially necessary
And the best method to Effect it should be adopted, the Brigadier
is of oppinion that the Field officers & commissioned Officers and
serjeants in the Several Regiments would meet together an hour
or two every day when the weather is suitable, it would be the best
means to promote the discipline of the whole --------
Page 19
The Brigadier does most hartily thank those
Officers who have already set the Laudiable Example
and Strongly Recomends to all the Officers of the 16th
18th & 24 Regiments and four Companies of ye 26th
who are Quartered in barrucks near each other to give
their Constant attendance at such time and place as
shall be agreed upon by the Officers for the purpose
afforsaid = if any of the Militia in Col.o Robinsons Regt
are still without or destitute of arms their names are
to be Returned Immediately the Colo or Commanding
Officer of each Regiment will not fail or delay to find
in the Continental Rules & Regulations which are
Subscribed by the Officers; that their Commissions which
are now
Ready may be given out ~ ~ ~
~
Officer of the Day Colonel Jacson Ajutant Smith
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Camp Cambridge February 25th 1776
Regimental Orders
The Colo Orders every Commissioned officer in his
Regiment to turn out upon the Common Parade to
morrow morning at day Braking with all of their
Respective Companies Except one in each Room – and none
are to be Excluded only Such as are on duty and Unwell.
he also Recomends that the Commissioned officers See to
and assist the orderly Sergeants in turning out & parading
the Soldiers; and are to Imbody according to Rank in
the Regiment and all the above are to be armed and equipt if the
weather be fair and there wait until
further
orders.
Camp Cambridge Feby ye 26th 1776
This day Recd Eighteen Powder horns of Colonel John Robinson for
the use
of my Company. [signed]
Josiah Warren Capt
Cambridge
Feby 26th 1776
This day Recd of Colo John Robinson Six powder horns for the
use of
my Company
[signed, but very faint]
Simon[?] Edgel
Capt
Page 20
Head
Quarters 25 Feb y 1776…
Brigade Orders ~ Officer of the day Majr Brown
Ajutant
Woodard
Head
Quarters 26 Feb y 1776…
Page 21
Head
Quarters 27 Feb y 1776…
Page 22
Head
Quarters 27 Feb y 1776 (cont.)…
Head
Quarters 28 Feb y 1776…
Page 23
Regimental Orders 29th
February 1776
The Colonel is Astonished to find that so many of the
soldiers in his Regiment have mounted guard with but 12 & 15
Rounds of Ammunition a man, when at the same time their
Captains have drawed 24 Rounds a man for them he therefore
Orders that the Captains or Commanding Officers of Companies
in his Regiment do immediately see that their Companies, to a man,
Be furnished to 24 Rounds a man, so that they may be able
to Pass a strict Examination before a field Officer tomorrow.
The Colonel also Orders that they see that their firelocks are
In Good Repair fit for Action.
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Head Quarters 29 Feb y 1776…
Brigade Orders ~
By the Genl Orders of the 24 Instant the weekly Returns
are to be examined and certified by the Brigadier Gen.l
the Brigadier therefore expects that the Colonels and or commanding
Officers of each Regiment in the Brigade will Carefully Inspect
the Returns before they are sent in & if they would not Agree
with the Preceeding ones of which a copy is kept, that they
must[?] certify the Brigadier of the Reasons of such disagreement
for the day tomorrow Brigadier Genl Green
Field Officers – Col.o Poor and Colo Bond
Ajutant Pierce
Page 24
Brigade Orders Feb. 28th 1776
As the Parades are Extremely dirty and the ground so unsett-
led. His Excellency Orders the guards to be Paraded until
Further orders in the same manner and upon the same
Parades as they were this morning --- ---
For the day tomorrow Brigadier Genl Sullivan
Field officer Col.o Park & Col.o Hutchinson
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Head Quarters 1 March 1776…
______________________________________________
Cambridge March ye 1 1776
This day Recd of Colo John Robinson 24 Pounds of lead Ball
for the use of my Company. Recd by me [signed] Peter Butterfield Lt.
[Shattuck’s Coy]
______________________________________________
Head
Quarters 2nd March 1776…
Page 25
Cambridge March 3 1776
I Recd of Colo John Robinson 200 Balls for the Euse of
my Company
[signed] John
Ford
Cambridge March 2 1776
I Recd of Colo John Robinson 24 Balls for the Euse
of my
Company
[No signature]
Cambridge March 1 1776
I Recd of Colo John Robinson 24 Balls for the
Euse
of my Company [No signature]
Regimental Orders March ye 2nd 1776
If any officer Noncommissioned Officer or Soldier shall profer[?]
me to absent himself from Camp with out leave from the
Gen.l they may depend, if Officers on being Reported to the genl .
If Non Commissioned Officers or Soldiers on being Returned deserters
and must Suffer such punishment as a genl Court Martial shall direct
the Commanding Officer of each Company and see that the
Roll of their respective Companies is Calld Night & Morning
if any [???] to Report them Immediately to the Command
ing Officer of the Regiment. The Colo Expects that every man both
Officers and Soldiers hold them selves in readiness to turn out at a
Minutes warning in case of an Alarum. The Colo Orders that the
Officers see that those men that are not excused by the doctor are
furnished with the best arms that belong to their Company ---
The Col.o expects that the Doctor will not excuse any but such
as are
really unfit for duty.
Cambridge March ye 4th 1776
This day Recd of Colo John Robinson nine Lead balls
for the
use of Capt Shattucks Company -- [signed] Peter Bullen Lt
Cambridge 6 March 1776
This day Recd of Capt Asahel Wheeler three lb of Powder & 189 Lead
Bullits
& 74 Catterage
[signed] John Robinson Colo
Cambridge March ye 6th 1776 this day Recd of Colo John Robinson
[???] lb Powder 74 Catterages & 184 balls for the use of my Company
[signed] Josiah Warren Capt
Page 26
Head
Quarters 3rd March 1776…
Page 27
Head
Quarters 3rd March 1776 (cont.)…
Head
Quarters 4 March 1776…
Head
Quarters 5 March 1776…
Page 28
Head
Quarters 6 March 1776…
Brigade Orders
The Colonels of each Regiment in the brigade will not fail
To attend at the brigadiers Quarters precisely at two O’Clock this
after
noon ~ ~
Page 29
Regimental Orders
The Colonel expects that the Commanding officers of
companies in his Regiment will take especial care to see
that their men [???][???][???] do grees or oyl their fire
lock,
especially in this time of wet weather--- ---
March ye 7th 1776
This day Sargeant Abner Whitcomb in Capt Shattucks
Company Advised one Abraham Moors a Soldier in the
Same persons[?] company not to go on duty when Calld for
by his
Orderly Sargeant.
Head
Quarters 7 March 1776…
March ye 8th 1776
This day Capt Shattuck has Recd Orders from Gen Heath
to discharge a Soldier one Dole by name, in his Company
and this day to [e]race his name out of his Role and not
make him up in his muster role or abstract ~ ~ ~
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Cambridge March ye 9th 1776
This day Recd of Colo John Robinson
33 Balls
for the Use of my Company. [No signature]
Page 30
Head
Quarters 8 March 1776…
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