Several documents in the exhibition, Legends and Lore, have transcriptions to help recognize their significance. If the item has an online entry a link is also provided for more information.
The Commission of Lieutenant Beebe and Orderly Book of Bezaleel Beebe’s Company are both held in the collection of the Litchfield Historical Society. Reference information is available on our archival database for the Beeb Family Collection containing both items, linked here.
Commission Transcript
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Orderly Book Transcript
November 16th 1776 This Day was the Day
that our friends & fellow Soldiers was either killd
or taken who were on York Island. This Fatal day
was a most dismal day to us. In it fell the Flower
& Glory of our Regiment, the chief and the best
officers and Soldiers that their was in our Regiment
NB I came from there on the 14th so I escaped with
just the skin of my teeth. &c