The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-23
SOLDIERS BUDGET.
New York i'm the Revolution.

The population of the state of New
York at the breaking out Of tho Rev
dictionary war was less than 300,-
900, and Now York was sixth on tho
list Of states in respect of popula.
ton, Virginia being first with moro
than 700, 200 inhabitants, Pennsyl-
vania second, North Carolina third,
Massachusetts fourth and Maryland
fifth. After New York came South
Carolina, thon Connecticut, with
New Jersey not very far behind.
Not only was New York precluded
by the sparseness of it's population
from participating very actively in
the patriotic uprising, but other con-
ditions were also adverse to such
course The city of Now York, the
main city of the New York colony,
was Tory in its sympathies, and the
population of tho colony was distrib-
uted along the Hudson river, the
western part of tho state, remote
from the Interference of the British
ships, being huge forest Nevorthe-
less and despite these disadvantages
2,075 American patriot soldiers were
enlisted in New York for service in
the war, Virginia S quota at the be-
ginning of bostilities in 1775 being
300, North Carolina 8 1000 and
Georgia's 1000. The two states
which came forward most actively
with volunteer soldiers after the fir
ing of the shot at Lexington (which
was heard all around the world"
were Massachusetts, with 16, 900
troops and South Carolina with
1900. Pennsylvania at the begin
ming of tho war was very tardy in
coming forward. 1t Jagged behind
the other colonies with less than 500
recruits.
A short time ago a request for the
loan of the Revolutionary muster
of New York state was made by
the Washington war department
through Governor Morton to the
state board of regents and was re.
fused. The request was made by
Lieutenant Colonel Ainsworth, who
has charge of collecting Revolution
airy data for the national govern
ment, and was referred to the re-
gents, because they are custodians of
the states Revolutionary records.
The regents agreed to allow Lieuten-
ant Colonel Ainsworth access to
these muster rolls if he would send
corps of persons to Albany to copy
them. Tho regents of the New York
university are, by law passed in
1914, not only the custodians of tho
state library, but of the state mu-
scum as well, and upon them de-
ponds the protection of the state S
archives.
In tho second year of tho Revolu-
tionary war Now Yorks addition to
the quota of troops was 5000, and
/ in all there were 35, 900 enlistments
in New York. Ono of the most i'm
| portant battles of the war of the
| Revelation, tho battle of Saratoga,
in October, 1777, was fought within
the boundaries of New York, and
ten days later Burgoyne's surrender
took place at Saratoga. From that
time on much of the fighting was
done in New York, and the New
York soldiers took very active
part. The eliminating scenes of the
war, however, We're in Virginia rath-
er than in New York, and in the
subsequent Legislative proceedings
taken to found the republic on q
firm basis and provide for the presi.
Dental succession New York took q
much less active part than either
Virginia, Massachusetts or Penn.
sylvania. Several Now York men,
however, distinguished themselves
as commanders in the Revolutionary
army, and before the next succeed,
ing foreign war, that of 1912, New
York. with population of 1, 900, 000
stood first among the states, posi-
ton of supremacy it has never lost
since.-New York Sun.