[4 A.LL.S. to and from William McIlvaine, Bensalem and Bristol, Pa. and Perth Amboy N.J., Jan. 1775 - Aug. 1776 : to and from his father-in- law, William Rodman, Bensalem and Neshominy]

[4 A.LL.S. to and from William McIlvaine, Bensalem and Bristol, Pa. and Perth Amboy N.J., Jan. 1775 - Aug. 1776 : to and from his father-in- law, William Rodman, Bensalem and Neshominy]

Bensalem and Bristol, Pa. ; Perth Amboy, N.J. 1775-1776

4 items ; 6 x 21 cm.

MSS L1998F196 (1-4)

Contents: William and Margaret McIlvaine letter, 10 Jan. 1775, requesting permission to visit Mrs. McIlvaine's sister Hannah, who is ill (1) -- William Rodman's response of the same day granting permission (2) -- McIlvaine's letter 6 Aug. 1776 reporting ill health of wife and child, but "as I could not at present leave my Post without incurring the greatest Censure, I would proceed with my Men to the Place of our Destination [i.e. Woodbridge]." Requests his father-in- law to monitor their situation and to provide written advice of deterioration so that he could present the letter to his commanding officer (3) -- McIlvaine's letter 13 Aug. 1776: "I was appointed Surgeon ... which makes my Pay at present Sixty Dollars per Month, with Rations equal to a Lieutenant Colonell." Also reports on the enemy on Staten Island and on the arrival of fleet carrying Hessian troops bound for New York.

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