Physical Description:
35 leaves, 20cm. ff. 6 and 14-35 are blank; stitched notebook,
original paper covers. Notes:
Brigade and regimental orders issued by General Parsons and John
Durkee from April 5 through April 18, 1777 (ff. 1-4v). Included is
an order from "His Excellency General Washington" who "has
signified his pleasure that all officers on the recruiting service
keep all the recruits under his immediate inspection. The rest of
the manuscript (ff. 7-13 v.) consists of a collection of medical
recipes and formulas entitled "Formula Medicamentorum." Biographical Note:
Elihu Marvin was born in 1752 to Captain Elisha Marvin of Lyme,
Conn. He taught school and practiced medicine in Norwich, Conn.,
and in the spring of 1777 joined the 4th Connecticut Regiment under
the command of John Durkee (1728-1782). The regiment was organized
in early 1777 and served until the reorganization of January 1,
1781, when most of its personnel was incorporated into the 1st
Connecticut Regiment. Marvin resigned his commission in the summer
of 1778 and returned to Norwich where he resumed his medical
practice. In 1793 he was appointed Brigadier General of the
Connecticut militia. He died in 1798 of yellow fever. Subjects:
Durkee, John, 1728-1782 -- Archives. ; Washington, George,
1732-1799 -- Military leadership -- Sources. ; United States.
Continental Army -- History -- Sources. ; United States.
Continental Army. Connecticut Regiment, 4th (1777-1781) ; United
States Continental Army. Connecticut Regiment, 1st (1781-1783) ;
Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- History -- 18th
century -- Sources. ; Physicians -- Connecticut -- Archives. ;
Connecticut -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Regimental
histories -- Sources. ; United States -- History -- Revolution,
1775-1783 -- American forces -- Sources. ; United States -- History
-- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Regimental histories -- Connecticut --
Sources. Form/Genre:
Military records United States Revolution, 1775-1783. ; Orderly
books United States Revolution, 1775-1783. ; Formularies United
States 18th century. Physical Collection:
Orderly Books of the American Revolution.
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