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1. RG1.B10 - Newsletter

   This is a collection of The Brigade Dispatch - The Journal of the Brigade of the American Revolution. The journals contain a wealth of information re the Revolutionary War with historical pieces, and encampment information. Artifact information as well is included. Some of the information is informative for reenactors.

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2. RG1.B10.F17 - Report

   This folder contains information on the Revolutoinary War Battle of the Clouds as part of the Americqn Battlefield Protection Program. Included is a full technical report of the battle supported by the Department of Interior, National Park Service and inclusion of data submitted by sites throughout Chester County

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3. RG1.B10.F18 - Documents

   This folder contains additional information re the Revolutionary War in Chester County and the Battle of the Clouds including maps and chronoogy. Emphasis is placed on the French Creek Bridge used by General George Washington as he marched from Yellow Springs to the furnace area.

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4. RG1.B10.F20 - Documents

   This folder contains information on the mural that was installed at what is now the West Pikeland Township Building and Cultural Center. This was a grant project funded by 5-County Arts Fund, a PA Partners in the Arts Program of the PA Council on the Arts, a state agency. It is administered by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. The mural depicts scenes during the Revolutinary War at Historic Yellow Springs with General George Washingt...

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5. RG1.B10.F22 - Research materials

   This folder is a wealth of information re the American Revolutionary War. Much is produced by the Council of American Revolutionary Sites (CARS). There are timelines on the war with emphasis placed on the Philadelphia Campaign in Chester County and surrounding areas. The Journal of the Brigade of the American Revolution and newsletters of the Brigade are included containing information on the war and events held by sites. A list of American b...

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6. RG1.B10.F5 - Letter

   This is a copy of a short letter written by General George Washington in 1778 to an army officer; the letter is a response to the officer's resignation from the army. Accompanying the letter is a print-out that briefly details the donation of the letter to Wabash College in the 1950s.

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7. RG1.B11.F11 - Bibliography

   This is a bibliograhy of sources in searching for data on Abigail Hartman Rice. It is compiled by a descendant Lynn Elliott.

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8. RG1.B11.F7 - Report

   This is an account of the Philadelphia Campaign 1977-1778 illustrated with a collection of maps of the area highlighting the battles and marches. (Maps not in folder.)

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9. RG1.B2.F21 - Booklet

   In celebration of the 200th year as a nation, this booklet tells how physicians have sacrificed their personal lives and fortunes to make our democrary work. It endorses the concept of the physician's obligation as a citizen to participate in the elective process.

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10. RG1.B3.F37 - Photographs and etchings

    This is a colored photographic reproduction of Capt. Holman of the Chester County Troop, PA. It is believed the Chester Co. Militia was only called out once to quell riots in Philadelphia. Capt. Samuel Holman was a son of Frederick and Margaret Holman who owned and managed the spa at Yellow Springs. The donor, Robert Holman is a descendant of another son Isaac.

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11. RG1.B4.F25 - Excerpts

    This excerpt describes the Society of the Cincinnati, the oldest hereditary military society in North America. It was begun during the Revolutionary War.

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12. RG1.B4.F27 - Newspaper article

    This is a special commemorative section of the Daily Local News on Thursday, September 9, 1976 called the War Comes to Chester County. It covers the county of Chester, its people and the mood surrounding the Declaration of Independence. It includes taverns of the period , General Washington's battles, the sick and the Yellow Springs hospital and how people are celebrating the Bicentennial.

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13. RG1.B5.F10 - Documents

    This folder contains the documents re claims filed by Sarah Kennedy and Samuel Culbertson for damages and loss during the Revolutionary War. Culbertson leased the spa property from Kennedy and sought damages to his business due to the Revolutionary War Hospital being built there.

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14. RG1.B5.F12 - Report

    This is a report on the Kennedy family written at the time of Bi-Centennial by Russell Vance Kennedy. It begins with William and Susanna Kennedy and their home on the Doak farm. William became a soldier in the Revolutionary War. (There is no mention of a relationship with Dr. Samuel Kennedy although the two families came from the same part of Chester County.)

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15. RG1.B5.F14 - Biography

    This folder contains multiple documents relating to the life of Abigail Hartman Rice and her family. She was baptized as Maria Appolonia. The Rice and Hartman families were prominent in Pikeland history and Abigail served as a nurse at the Revolutionary War hospital at Yellow Springs. Location of the Rice farm is in the folder. Genealogical information is included.

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16. RG1.B5.F2 - Letter

    This folder contains a collection of letters written by and to John Brown Cutting, Apothecary, during the Revolutionary War. (Most are poor photocopies and difficult to read.)

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17. RG1.B5.F21 - Report

    This report was prepared for a Revolutionary War program at Valley Forge National Park by ranger William Lang. Lang identifies the key personnel involved in military medicine at the time; the key hospitals established; diseases; prevention and treatment of diseases; with emphasis on the Yellow Springs "Washington Hall" Hospital activities. A map of the Continental Army hospital locations is included.

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18. RG1.B5.F4 - Excerpts

    This folder contains various excerpts re the Hartman family found in many different locations: monographs, personal listings and research findings. Genealogies are included. The Hartman family served in the Revolutionary War in Pikeland Township. Included are photographs of the grave marker for Peter Hartman and Abigail Hartman Rice.

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19. RG1.B5.F5 - Genealogy

    This folder contains various pieces of information on the genealogy of the Johannes Hench family . Included are genealogy trees, a copy of John Hench's will, letters from family descendants, church records, biographical information. The Hench family served in the Revolutionary War in Pikeland Township..

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20. RG1.B5.F6 - Excerpts

    This folder contains an excerpt of the History of the Rice or Reiss Family and mention of the meeting (re-union) of the Hench, Dromgold, Hartman, Rice and Ickes families in Perry County, PA. The Hench and Rice families served in the Revolutionary War in Pikeland Township..

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