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[Orderly book of British troops in Boston]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04427 Author/Creator: Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: September 9, 1775- February 16, 1776 Pagination: 1 v. : 263 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Contains detailed orders, passwords, information on supplies and behavior, and court martials, among various other topics. Possibly the orderly book of Generals William Howe and Henry Clinton.

Howe, William, 1729-1814
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1730-1795

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