These New York military records bring together published sources on the Revolution and the War of 1812. The collection indexes about 217,000 people and includes service records, wartime accounts, claims, biographies, and genealogies.
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New York military records in this collection
These New York military records cover muster and pay rolls, Loyalist battalions, refugees from Long Island, and War of 1812 claims. The collection also includes colonial muster rolls from 1664–1775. Coverage and detail vary by book.
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Sources included
- Orderly Book of the Three Battalions of Loyalists
- The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut
- Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812
- Muster and Pay Rolls of the War of the Revolution
- New York in the Revolution as Colony and State
- New York Colonial Muster Rolls, 1664–1775 (2 Volumes)
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