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[Account of costs for several British regiments during the French and Indian War]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.266 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: March 1765 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 47 cm, Width: 28.7 cm Order a Copy

Lists costs associated with regiment led by General William Gansell and General Thomas Gage, accumulated during a 94 day period between December 25, 1764 and March 28, 1765. Lists all members of the regiment, including a chaplain and servants, and notes allowances to widows and "to the Colonel for Cloathing lost by Deserters." Mentions an "Independent Company on Foot" led by Lieutenant Colonal Matthew Pierson, and two more companies commanded by Captain Francis McMillan and Captain Archibald Blane.

Gansell, William, 1715-1774
Gage, Thomas, 1718-1787

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