REVOLUTION IN THE MID-HUDSON: SELECTED SOURCES FOR TEACHERS

This guide was created to help teachers bring primary source based stories of the Mid-Hudson region in the Revolutionary War into the classroom. The counties covered are: Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, and Dutchess.

Sullivan County - Region & Background

French and Indian War from History of Sullivan County by Quinlan (see file below)
Revolutionary War Graves of Soldiers Buried in Sullivan County, New York
- http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/rev-ny-sullivan-buried.htm

French and Indian War Extract: History of Sullivan County by Quinlan

Sullivan County - Primary Document Sources & Stories

The main researched event for this county in the Revolutionary War is the Battle of Minisink

Battle of Minisink - Summary from Wikipedia:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Minisink
Battle of Minisink Report by Col. John Hathorn
- Transcription: http://www.albertwisnerlibrary.org/Factsandhistory/History/LIbGuidesLinkedDocuments/Hathorn/MinisinkBattleTranscription.pdf
- Document Images: http://guides.rcls.org/hathornj/battlemanuscript
Jacobus Davenport, Pensioner (Disputed pension)
- Summary: Jacobus Davenport served in the militia but had no paperwork to get his pension; Sands Raymond and others conspiired to get his pension cut off or reduced, apparently in revenge for a money dispute. He was eventually reinstated, and lived to 101.
- Pension Transcription and image files are below.
- Burial in Rochester, Davenport Cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131442271/jacobus-davenport
Sands Raymond, Pensioner (POW)
- Burial at Van Tran Cemetery in Neversink: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161424704/sands-raymond