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[Certification of arrival of recruits]

Certificate written in a secretarial hand for Bird as Lieutenant Colonel in 15th Regiment of Foot. Certifies that John Beamont and James Watson, recruits from the 24th Regiment of Foot, have joined his 15th Regiment. Bird died on 4 October 1777 at...

GLC04764.23

[Certification of arrival of recruits]

Written in a secretarial hand for Bird as Lieutenant Colonel of 15th Regiment of Foot. Certifies that James Ainsworth and George Lupton, recruits from the 20th Regiment of Foot, have joined his regiment. Bird died on 4 October 1777 at the Battle of...

GLC04764.27

to Thomas J. Semmes

The Governor of Louisiana writes to Semmes, a Confederate Senator from Louisiana, regarding raising of the first troops for the Confederacy. States that the Secretary of War is asking for 1700 men as soon as possible. Says that the government would...

GLC02962

[Call for applications to join a Corps of Field Engineers for the defense of Philadelphia]

Calls for 100 men to serve as artillerists. Indicates pay will be the same as artificers in the United States Army. The committee was authorized to raise the corps by the General Committee of Philadelphia.

GLC02978.03

to Robert M. Patterson

Reports that the General Committee of Defence had an interview with the Pennsylvania governor about the formation of a corps of engineers and pioneers. Governor Simon Snyder agreed to commission them as volunteers that could be called into service...

GLC02978.12