Item Summary

Consists of an undated manuscript by Robert Lawrence, which was often mistakenly called THE THOMAS OLDEN DIARY and attributed to Olden. It is a narrative of the ravages and atrocities committed by the Hessians and the British in and around Princeton, NJ; with short accounts of the battles of Trenton and Princeton. The narrative is set between January 3, 1777 and April 18, 1777, the date when the last paragraph was written. Lawrence states that the fighting "was plain within sight of our door at about 400 yards distance."

Descriptive Information

Title
A brief narrative of the ravages of the British and Hessians at Princeton : manuscript / [by Robert Lawrence] ca. 1776-1777.
Call Number
C0938 no. 214q
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcg158bx16s
Language
English
Date Created
ca. 1776-1777.
Extent
1 item (12 leaves) : paper, repaired ; 35 x 18.6 cm.
Source Acquisition
Purchase, April 1901. AM 1123.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Paper conservation done by Ted Stanley, Princeton University Library, June 2007.

Discovery Information

Subject
New Jersey Legislature General Assembly
Princeton, Battle of, Princeton, N.J., 1777—Personal narratives
Trenton, Battle of, Trenton, N.J., 1776—Personal narratives
Monmouth County (N.J.)—History—Sources
United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783—British forces
United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783—Participation, German
United States—History—Revolutionary War, 1775-1783—Sources
Diaries—18th century
Manuscripts—18th century
Personal narratives

Physical Characteristics

File Count
12

Institutional Information

Collection
Princeton and the Revolution
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/59936e1d-c806-441e-91aa-04ac1b75766e/manifest