Jeffery Amherst order book, 1742 October 28 to 1743 February 1
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Creator | Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 |
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Title | Jeffery Amherst order book, 1742 October 28 to 1743 February 1 |
Dates | 1742-10-28-1743-02-01 |
Abstract | An order book kept by Jeffery Amherst, beginning on October 28, 1742 and ending on February 1, 1743, while stationed in Ghent, Belgium. The book contains Amherst's notes on daily orders given, patrols, and the positioning of troops and officers during marches. Amherst also notes the pay rate of the soliders and disciplinary measures enacted. The book is bound in yellow leather and the cover contains notations by Amherst on the time period covered. The cover also contains a faint sketch of the profile of a soldier wearing a uniform with buttons. The cover is numbered. |
Physical Description | 1 item (184 pages) ; 16 cm, Pagination includes blank pages not digitized. |
Languages | English |
Place of Creation | Ghent (Belgium) |
Genre | Journals (accounts) |
Genre | Orderly books |
Subject | Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 – Military leadership |
Subject | Great Britain. Army – Records and correspondence |
Subject | Great Britain. Army – Order-books |
Subject | Great Britain. Army – Pay, allowances, etc. |
Subject | Soldiers – Great Britain |
Subject | Great Britatin – Politics and government – 1727-1760 |
Part of | Jeffery Amherst Collection |
Finding Aid | View the finding aid for this item's collection |
Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
Shelf Location | Box 2 Folder 1 |
Rights | Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found. |