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Washington Papers Consolidated Index | D | Deserters
From John Hancock, 8 December 1775 [Revolutionary War Series 2:515]+
From Brigadier General Nathanael Greene, 1 August 1776 [Revolutionary War Series 5:537]+
From John Hancock, 2 August 1777 [Revolutionary War Series 10:487]
From Major General John Sullivan, 25 November 1777 [Revolutionary War Series 12:401]
Remarks on Proposed Reform of the Continental Army, November 1777 [Revolutionary War Series 12:453]
From Henry Laurens, 14 April 1778 [Revolutionary War Series 14:511]
From Major General Horatio Gates, 26 April 1778 [Revolutionary War Series 14:648]+
To Major General Charles Lee, 30 May–18 June 1778 [Revolutionary War Series 15:275]+
From Major General Philemon Dickinson, 23 June 1778 [Revolutionary War Series 15:513]+
From Major General Philemon Dickinson, 27 June 1778 [Revolutionary War Series 15:563]+
From Brigadier General Henry Knox, 5 March 1779 [Revolutionary War Series 19:370]
– American [65 references + 30 subentries]
– American efforts to apprehend [11 references]
– among Indians [1 reference]
– and legislation [7 subentries]
– and recruitment practices [5 references]
– apprehension of [5 references + 2 subentries]
– as argument against winter campaign [6 references]
– as consideration in selection of winter quarters [4 references]
– as informants [43 references]
– British [47 references + 14 subentries]
– Canadian [1 reference]
– carry off arms [2 references]
– causes of desertion [10 references]
– concealed by Loyalists [1 reference]
– Convention Army [2 references]
– courts-martial [29 references]
– Delaware soldiers [1 reference]
– disposition of emoluments of [1 reference]
– efforts to prevent [13 references]
– efforts to stop [5 references]
– encouraged by Loyalists [1 reference]
– encouraged by officers [5 references]
– enemy [1 reference + 4 subentries]
– enlisted in Continental army [1 reference]
– enlistment of [12 references]
– French [1 reference]
– from American fleet [2 references]
– from American forces [234 references + 11 subentries]
– from artillery [2 references]
– from British [25 references]
– from British and German forces [67 references + 5 subentries]
– from British forces [135 references]
– from Continental army [42 references]
– from Continental navy [2 references]
– from German mercenaries [1 reference]
– from Loyalist forces [2 references]
– from militia [2 references]
– German [5 references + 3 subentries]
– enlistment of [2 references]
– give intelligence [9 references]
– GW's proclamation on [2 references]
– Hessian [8 references]
– incitements to desert [1 reference]
– inducements to foreign deserters [7 references]
– informants for British [2 references]
– in Philadelphia [2 references]
– in service as substitutes [1 reference]
– intelligence from [5 references]
– Loyalist [6 references + 1 subentry]
– Maryland soldiers [1 reference]
– measures against [5 references]
– New Jersey soldiers [2 references]
– New York soldiers [1 reference]
– officers' views on [2 references]
– pardoned [1 reference]
– pardons for [2 references]
– Pennsylvania soldiers [2 references]
– proclamation concerning [3 references]
– proclamations to [5 references]
– proposed regulations to stop [3 references]
– provide information [11 references]
– punishment of [35 references]
– pursuit and apprehension of [9 references]
– quarantine of [3 references]
– recruited for light infantry [2 references]
– recruitment of [6 references]
– rendezvous stations for [1 reference]
– returns of [2 references]
– sent to jail [1 reference]
– spies pose as [2 references]
– spies to masquerade as [1 reference]
– treatment of enemy deserters [1 reference]
– Virginia soldiers [6 references]