James & Isaac How Davenport's Letters
Browse a selection of more than a dozen letters written by natives of Dorchester, Massachuesetts, Continental Army soldiers, and brothers James and Isaac How Davenport during the Revolutionary War from 1778-1783. These surviving letters have descended through the Davenport family for generations. In the 1850s, the letters were transcribed into a ledger — those transcribed versions are the letters seen throughout. They are currently in the possession of a descendant of James Davenport.
January 15, 1778
June 13, 1778
April 16, 1780
August 26, 1780
January 20, 1781
May 14, 1782
June 26, 1782
October 23, 1782
December 13, 1782
January 15, 1783
January 31, 1783
February 15, 1783
March 12, 1783
March 25, 1783
April 14, 1783
August 20, 1782
May 22, 1779