{"id":17862,"date":"2024-07-17T13:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/?p=17862"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:05:57","slug":"robert-kirkwood-and-the-highway-of-the-revolutionary-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/17\/robert-kirkwood-and-the-highway-of-the-revolutionary-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Kirkwood and the Highway of the Revolutionary War"},"content":{"rendered":"

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Those familiar with the local area know of Kirkwood Highway (Route 2), a major service and commercial artery of northern Delaware. Its namesake is Captain Robert Kirkwood of Newark, who was a captain in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and served in Delaware and New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n

While containing only seven items, the <\/span>Robert Kirkwood Documents from the Collection of Helen and Paul Elm<\/span><\/a> contain quality information for those studying material culture. Amidst the materials, you will find military records related to officer appointments, muster rolls, subsistence rolls and clothing supplies.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>the muster sheet<\/span><\/a> below, you can find genealogical information of those under Kirkwood\u2019s command.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Portion

Portion of the muster roll of the first company in the second battalion of Col. William\u2019s regiment serving in the southern army of the United States, November 1780.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another item in the collection shows movement of Kirkwood\u2019s regiment, as the message indicates some sort of<\/span> detachment (or, temporary assignment to the Navy) <\/span>aboard the ship <\/span>James Winright<\/span><\/em> for three months<\/span><\/a>, save for at least one soldier, who was sent to obtain money to pay the soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Handwritten

Details of the boarding of the James Winright and receipt for cash.<\/p><\/div>\n

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One of the most notable items within the collection is a letter from<\/span> Kirkwood to his father<\/span><\/a>, which the captain even states details his daily activities in 1777 as if written in a journal rather than an actual letter. The letter is handwritten in cursive on folded paper, so there is also a version transcribed in print included in the file download for easier reading.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A

Portion of the letter from Kirkwood to his father<\/p><\/div>\n

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The<\/span> Robert Kirkwood Documents from the Collection of Helen and Paul Elm<\/span><\/a> have been digitized for easier access through the generous support of the Friends of the UD Library. The materials within the collection are freely available through our institutional repository,<\/span> UDSpace<\/span><\/a>. Researchers interested in the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, local history and material culture may find these resources especially helpful.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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