Documents

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Documents, PDFs, New Jersey History, Revolutionary War, Greenwich Tea Burning, 2nd New Jersey Regiment

Here is a list of documents we have collected over the years. All documents are in PDF format.

DocumentDescription
New Jersey Historic Society NewsPamphlet on New Jersey Historical sites and activities
Governor HowellShort Biographical Sketch on Richard Howell
2nd New Jersey ReturnsDiscussion about the 2nd New Jersey Regiment and its activities
History of New Jersey from Its Early YearsA book about the earliest years in New Jersey
New Jersey as a Colony and as a StateBook on New Jersey from Colony to Statehood
History of the New Jersey BrigadeTimeline of the New Jersey Brigade
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and BiographyContains a short Biographical Sketch of Richard Howell from pages 221–222
Battles and Skirmishes of the American Revolution in New JerseyBook about the battles that were fought in New Jersey during the American Revolution
Tea Burners of Cumberland County, New JerseyBook about the 130th Anniversary of the Greenwich Tea Burning and the monument commemorating it, dedicated in 1908
Cumberland Patriot Newsletter, Spring 2009Cumberland Patriot Newsletter covering the 100th anniversary of the Tea Burning Monument (1908–2008)

Dr. Lewis Howell (1754–1778)

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Lewis Howell, 2nd New Jersey Regiment, Revolutionary War, Surgeon, Greenwich Tea Party, Valley-Forge, Battle of Monmouth

Dr. Lewis Howell (1754–1778)

Surgeon for the 2nd New Jersey Battalion

Dr. Lewis Howell was the twin brother of Richard Howell. Lewis Howell was a participant in the Greenwich Tea Party. Dr. Howell was the Surgeon for the 2nd New Jersey Regiment from December 1774 until his death on 5 June 1778.

Dr. Howell inoculated his regiment by pulling a thread infected with the small pox virus through the skin with a needle. During the bitter winter at Valley Forge he purchased blankets with his own money for the men in his regiment. With the assistance of his Surgeon’s mate, Ebenezer Elmer, he performed amputations, musket ball extractions, sutured wounds, tended the sick and administered countless other medical procedures.

Revolutionary War Correspondence

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Revolutionary War, Correspondence, George Washington, 2nd New Jersey Regiment, William Maxwell, Israel Shreve, Black Point, Monmouth, Intelligence, Spy Network

This page collects excerpts from primary source correspondence — drawn from The Writings of George Washington and the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress — documenting Major Richard Howell’s role as an intelligence officer and field commander during the Revolutionary War.

Richard Howell’s Intelligence Operations, 1778–1779#

The greater part of the New Jersey soldiers’ time was occupied by such mundane duties as mounting guard, cutting wood, and maintaining garrisons in several towns in the area. There were occasional opportunities during this period for excitement or at least a change in the mundane rounds of daily living.

Revolutionary War Timeline

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Timeline, Revolutionary War, Richard Howell, 2nd New Jersey Regiment

This timeline covers Richard Howell’s military service during the American Revolutionary War — from enlistment through his intelligence work, the major battles, and his resignation from the Continental Army.

Note: Where only a year is known, January 1 is used as a placeholder date.

December 22, 1774 — Greenwich, NJ#

The Greenwich Tea Burning Richard Howell and his twin brother Lewis participate in burning British tea in Greenwich, Cumberland County, New Jersey — an act of defiance that marks the brothers’ entry into the revolutionary cause. See: Greenwich Tea Burning.