Jeffery Amherst order book, 1742 October 28 to 1743 February 1

Item Information

Title:
Jeffery Amherst order book, 1742 October 28 to 1743 February 1
Description:
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.
Creator:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1717-1797
Date:
October 28, 1742–February 1, 1743
Format:
Books
Manuscripts
Genre:
Journals (accounts)
Orderly books
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 2 Folder 1 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Jeffery Amherst Collection
Subjects:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst--1717-1797--Military leadership
Great Britain--Army--Records and correspondence
Great Britain--Army--Order-books
Great Britain--Army--Pay, allowances, etc.
Soldiers--Great Britain
Great Britatin--Politics and government--1727--1760
Extent:
1 item (184 pages) ; 16 cm
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:87226
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Ghent (Belgium)
Language:
English
Notes (object):
Pagination includes blank pages not digitized.