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Orderly book of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, 1796 Feb. 16-Oct. 10.

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 66th (Berkshire)

SUMMARY
AMs orderly book of the British 66th (Berskshire) Regiment of Foot while stationed in Haiti during the expedition against the French in the West Indies. Written at headquarters, Port-au-Prince, and elsewhere. There apparently is some evidence to suggest that the volume is written in the hand of the British commander-in-chief, General Sir Ralph Albercromby.

NOTES
Collection open for research.

In English.

Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.

SUBJECTS
Great Britain.--Army--Foreign service--Haiti.
Great Britain--History, Military--1789-1820.
Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804.
Port-au-Prince (Haiti)
Orderly books.

RELATED NAMES
Abercromby,Ralph, Sir, 1734-1801.
Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 v. (ca. 200 leaves)

CALL NUMBER
Kislak MS 1000

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Jay I. Kislak Collection (Acc. 1988.060.00.0001)

DIGITAL ID
rbfr 1004 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.1988.060.00.0001

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(France in America: Selections from the Jay I. Kislak Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections Division Description)

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