Immediately after the close of the Revolutionary War, the citizen-soldiers of New Jersey continued to serve their newly won government as members of the state milita. Initially under the command of Captain Samuel Searing, the 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment of the Morris County Militia fell under the leadership of Captain William Lee beginning in 1774. According to these militia records William Lee was promoted to Lieutenant in 1794, to Captain in 1797 and, on March 12, 1806 he became a Major. William Lee was from Littletowne (Hanover).
The majority of the material in this collection documents the 1st Battalion, 5th Company of the Morris County Militia during the post-Revolutionary years of 1794-1812. Types of documents include: lists of Morris County men drafted into the third regiment of the county Militia, paymaster receipts, muster roles, draft lists and fine lists, regimental orders, military court of appeals documents and a discharge.
The six folders are arranged in chronological order.
The Morris County Militia Records collection is open to researchers. Correspondence may be copied for use in individual scholarly or personal research, however, as with all materials in the North Jersey History Center researchers are responsible for obtaining copyright permission. The contents of the Morris County Militia Records may be photocopied, but because this material is a permanent part of the History Center's collections, researchers are advised to photocopy with care, using only the edge copier/scanner for bound material. The use of digital cameras is encouraged.
No acquisition information is available.
Collection created and Finding Aid encoded by North Jersey History and Genealogy Center Archivist, August 2012.