Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Hill, Jonathan, fl. 1777-1782 Document listing wounded officer in 9th Regiment of Foot

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.74 Author/Creator: Hill, Jonathan, fl. 1777-1782 Place Written: Prospect Hill, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 4 April 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19.2 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Hill. Lists Ensign Alexander Salans as wounded in the left arm. Mentions that he paid for part of his "cure" and that he was given a certificate with the monthly returns of 1 April 1778. Mentions three widows and two orphans whose husbands and fathers were killed and who are to have their passage back to Great Britain paid by the regiment. That the passage would be paid is from the General Order dated 9 May 1777 in Quebec.

Kingston, Robert M., fl. 1776-1779

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources