In 1894, James A. Roberts became the comptroller for the State of New York. During his first term he took action to systematically order, “for the purpose of easy reference,” the old records of the comptroller’s department. Records and papers relating to the service of New Yorkers in the Revolutionary War were discovered during this process. The discovery contained muster and pay-rolls of different organizations. General Know, first secretary of war, in a report to Congress, identified 17,781 New Yorkers who participated in the Revolutionary War. However, the records discovered in the comptroller’s office showed that actually 43,645 New York “soldiers in good standing” served in the war.
The subsequent result of this discovery and its review is a list of New York soldiers with names, ranks, and organizations. This list is presented in New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, second edition. This book is credited to and was published by Roberts, as comptroller, 1898. A second volume, compiled by Frederic G. Mather, was added in 1901.
The second volume is a compilation of documents and records from the office of the state comptroller. Volume II gives a “condensed history of the War as shown by the documents” found under Roberts’ direction. In effect, this volume is a summary of the whole body of papers. The original records are described as various papers “long since detached from their original file packages,” and were, “promiscuously scattered through great masses of old vouchers and files.” Now, these two volumes of work are available as a single book. In 1996, the Genealogical Publishing Co. reprinted the two volumes into a single book. The contents of which are as follows:
Contents Volume I (Part 1 of this book)
Introductory
Index to Illustrations
The Line
- 1st Regiment
- 2nd Regiment
- 3rd Regiment
- 4th Regiment
- 5th Regiment
- Additional Regiment (Battalion)
- Congress Regiment
- Additional Corps, Green Mountain Boys
- Additional Corps
- Additional Corps
- Artillery, 2nd Regiment
- Artillery, 3rd Regiment
- Artillery, Provincial
- Artillery Regiments
- Cavalry, 2nd Regiment Light Dragoons
- Calvary, 4th Regiment Light Dragoons
- Artificers
- Miners
The Levies
- Col. John Harper
- Col. Frederick Weissenfels
- Col. William Malcom
- Col. Lewis Dubois, Lt. Col. Brinton Paine
- Col. Morris Graham, Lt. Col. Benjamin Birdsall, Lt. Col. Henry Livingston
- Col. Albert Pawling
- Col. Marinus Willett, Lt. Col. John McKinstry
- Independent Corps of 1,000 Men
The Militia
- Albany County
- 1st Regiment
- 2nd Regiment
- 3rd Regiment
- 4th Regiment
- 5th Regiment
- 6th Regiment
- 7th Regiment
- 8th Regiment
- 9th Regiment
- 10th Regiment
- 11th Regiment
- 12th Regiment
- 13th Regiment
- 14th Regiment
- 15th Regiment
- 16th Regiment
- 17th Regiment
- Charlotte County
- Company of Minute Men
- Cumberland County
- Dutchess County
- 2nd Regiment
- 3rd Regiment
- 4th Regiment
- 5th Regiment
- 6th Regiment
- 7th Regiment
- Associated Exempts
- Associated Exempts
- Regiment of Minute Men
- Rangers
- Orange County
- 1st Regiment
- 2nd Regiment
- 3rd Regiment
- 4th Regiment
- Associated Exempts
- Suffolk County
- 1st Regiment of Minute Men
- 3rd Regiment of Minute Men
- Regiment of Minute Men
- Tryon county
- 1st Regiment
- 2nd Regiment
- 3rd Regiment
- 4th Regiment
- 5th Regiment
- Battalion of Minute Men
- Associated Exempts
- Rangers
- Rangers
- Rangers
- Ulster County
- 1st Regiment
- 2nd Regiment
- 3rd Regiment
- 4th Regiment
- Independent Company
- Light Horse
- Rangers
- Westchester County
- 1st Regiment
- 2nd Regiment
- 3rd Regiment
- 4th Regiment
- Associated Exempts
- Separate Exempts
- Miscellaneous Organizations
- Col. John Lasher’s Regiment
- Col. John Nicholson’s Regiment
- Col. Cornelius D. Wynkoop’s Regiment
- Maj. John Wheelock’s Independent Company
- Ens. John Fondey, Jr.’s Party
- Capt. John A. Bradt’s Rangers
- Capt. John Reilay’s Rangers
The Militia (Land Bounty Rights)
- The Several Organizations are referred to (by page) above, in the order of their respective counties.
Naval Service
- Privateers
Lists and Indexes
- Sundry Persons whose service is evidenced by original documents and manuscripts on file in the office of the State Comptroller, but whose names are not found on the papers of any of the regular organizations
- Pensioners and Applicants for Pensions
- Contents of the Volumes of Original Documents in the office of the State Comptroller
- General Index, Explanations
Contents Volume II (Part 2 of this book)
The Military and Naval Service
- The Army
- The Calling Out of the Militia
- Courts-Martial
- Deserters
- The Pay of the Militia
- The Pay of the Continental Army
- Bounties
- Pensions
- American Prisoners of War
- Hospitals
- The Indians
- Fortifications
- The Secret Committee
- The Chains Across the Hudson River
- Military Roads
- Military Stores
- Cannon
- Muskets
- Lances
- Powder
- Flints
- Lead
- Flags
- Horses
- Forage
- Clothing
- The Commissary of Congress
- The Flax Committee
- Shoes and Stockings
- The State Clothier
- The Commissioners of Clothing
- Uniforms
- Provisions
- The Commissary of Congress
- Spirits
- Pork
- Beef
- Tea
- Peas
- Grain
- Flour
- Bread
- Salt
- Privateers
- The Marine Committee
- Ships
The Civil Service
- The Judiciary
- Courts and Judges
- The Legislative
- The Provincial Congress
- First
- Second
- Third
- Forth (or Convention)
- Aid to the Families of Soldiers
- The Poor who came out of the City of New York
- The Poor and Distresses Inhabitants
- The Refugees from Long Island to Connecticut
- The Committee of Safety
- The Refractory Militia
- The County Committees
- The Councils of Safety
- The New Haven Convention
- The Legislatures
- First Session
- Second Session
- Third Session
- Forth Session
- Fifth Session
- Sixth Session
- The Continental Congress
- The Executive
- The Governor
- Account of Gov. Clinton
- Entertainments
- Pledges by the State
- The Temporary Government in the Southern District
- The Council of Appointment
- The Private Secretary
- The Lieutenant-Governor
- The Attorney-General
- The Secretary of State
- The Auditor-General
- Claims Against the State
- Claims for Damages by the Enemy
- Claims of the State against the United States
- Specie Requisitions
- The Treasurer
- The Subscription Rolls
- The Loan Office
- Taxation
- The Surveyor-General
- The Census
- Land Bounty Rights
- The Executive Bodies
- The State Agent
- The Assistant State Agent
- The Committee for Conspiracies
- The Commissioners of Conspiracies
- The Disaffected, Suspected and Tories
- Disturbance in the Counties of Albany and Dutchess
- British Prisoners of War
- The Fleet Prison
- Prisoners sent to other States
- The Commissioners of Sequestration
- Claims for Damages by the American Army
- Estates Confiscated
- The Commissioners of Specie
- The Commissioners of Forfeitures
- Estates Forfeited
Miscellaneous
- Title pages of the fifty-two volumes of original documents in the office of the comptroller
- Index of names
You can get a copy of New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, second edition from Family Roots Publishing; Item #: GPC4967, Price: $58.80.