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A brief narrative of the ravages of the British and Hessians at Princeton : manuscript / [by Robert Lawrence] ca. 1776-1777.
ca. 1776-1777.
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."
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Princeton and the Revolution
Selected materials that feature works from Princeton University Library, drawn from the Early American, Graphic Arts, and Numismatics Collections, and the Scheide Library. The selection also draws heavily from the Andre De Coppet ’15 Collection and the Sid Lapidus ’59 Collection. The commonplace book of Annis Boudinot Stockton is on deposit courtesy of the Stockton family.
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- Author
- Lawrence, Robert, 1692?-
- Language
- English
- 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
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