Rolls of the soldiers in the revolutionary war

About this book

Hammond’s four-volume documentary compilation gathers New Hampshire military rolls, Revolutionary War records, and earlier colonial papers for historians and genealogists tracing soldiers and local service. In a 1776 muster for Simon Marstin’s company, each man’s rank and home town appears beside his wages, bounty, and travel allowance, followed by an official accounting of the sums paid. Elsewhere, tables compare the numbers of men in different towns with the quotas assigned to them, showing recruitment as a matter of local administration as well as individual service. Its dense records are meant for reference, not continuous reading.