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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 390 items) |
Abstract | Jethro Sumner (1733?-1785) was a brigadier general in the Contintental Army. Sumner served in the Virginia militia, 1755-1761; was justice of the peace, 1768, and sheriff, 1772-1777, of Bute (now Warren) County, N.C.; and was colonel of the 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Continentals, 1776-1778, and brigadier-general 1779-1780. The collection contains Revolutionary War military correspondence of Continental Brigadier General Jethro Sumner. The bulk of the collection relates to the period 1781-1782, when Sumner was raising troops for General Nathanael Greene, whom he reinforced at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, and while he was in charge of forces in North Carolina. Letters are chiefly concerned with strategic matters including reports on engagements and the movement of British forces, procurement of arms and supplies, and issues of manpower including drafting of men and desertion. A few items pertain to his earlier service in the North. Among the correspondents are Martin Armstrong, Reading Blount, Thomas Burke, John B. Ashe, Baron Steuben, Alexander Martin, Benjamin Lincoln, Nathanael Greene, John Alexander Lillington, William Christmas, William R. Davie, Thomas Eaton, Joseph Hewes, Willie Jones, Nicholas Long, James Cole Mountflorence, Benjamin Seawell, H. Tatum, and Hugh Williamson. |
Creator | Sumner, Jethro, 1733?-1785. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2009
Finding aid updated for digitization by Kathryn Michaelis, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Jethro Sumner (1733?-1785) was a brigadier general in the Contintental Army. Sumner served in the Virginia militia, 1755-1761; was justice of the peace, 1768, and sheriff, 1772-1777, of Bute (now Warren) County, N.C.; and was colonel of the 3rd Battalion, North Carolina Continentals, 1776-1778, and brigadier-general 1779-1780.
Back to TopThe collection contains Revolutionary War military correspondence of Continental Brigadier General Jethro Sumner. The bulk of the collection relates to the period 1781-1782, when Sumner was raising troops for General Nathanael Greene, whom he reinforced at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, and while he was in charge of forces in North Carolina. Letters are chiefly concerned with strategic matters including reports on engagements and the movement of British forces, procurement of arms and supplies, and issues of manpower including drafting of men and desertion. A few items pertain to his earlier service in the North. Among the correspondents are Martin Armstrong, Reading Blount, Thomas Burke, John B. Ashe, Baron Steuben, Alexander Martin, Benjamin Lincoln, Nathanael Greene, John Alexander Lillington, William Christmas, William R. Davie, Thomas Eaton, Joseph Hewes, Willie Jones, Nicholas Long, James Cole Mountflorence, Benjamin Seawell, H. Tatum, and Hugh Williamson.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1775-1778 |
Folder 2 |
1779-1780 |
Folder 3 |
January-March 1781 |
Folder 4 |
April 1781 |
Folder 5 |
May 1781 |
Folder 6 |
June 1781 |
Folder 7 |
1-10 July 1781 |
Folder 8 |
11-25 July 1781 |
Folder 9 |
26-30 July 1781 |
Folder 10 |
August 1781 |
Folder 11 |
September-October 1781 |
Folder 12 |
November-December 1781 |
Folder 13 |
January 1782 |
Folder 14 |
1-15 February 1782 |
Folder 15 |
16-28 February 1782 |
Folder 16 |
March 1782 |
Folder 17 |
April 1782 |
Folder 18 |
May-June 1782 |
Folder 19 |
July 1782 |
Folder 20 |
August 1782 |
Folder 21 |
September 1782 |
Folder 22 |
October-November 1782 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-705/1 |
1782 |
Folder 23 |
1783-1797 |
Folder 24 |
Undated |