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Manuscript/Mixed Material Orderly book of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot,

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Title

  • Orderly book of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot,

Summary

  • AMs orderly book of the British 66th (Berkshire) 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 Abercromby.

Names

  • Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 66th (Berkshire)
  • Abercromby, Ralph, Sir, 1734-1801.
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)

Headings

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

Genre

  • Orderly books

Notes

  • -  In English.
  • -  Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
  • -  NUCMC/kislak
  • -  NUCMC/vm01
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1988.060.00.0001

Medium

  • 1 v. (ca. 200 leaves)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Kislak MS 1000

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007565781

Access Advisory

  • Collection open for research.

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Jay I. Kislak Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse. The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Jay I. Kislak Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Great Britain. Army. Regiment Of Foot, 66Th, Ralph Abercromby, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. Orderly book of the 66th Berkshire Regiment of Foot. 1796. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2007565781/.

APA citation style:

Great Britain. Army. Regiment Of Foot, 6., Abercromby, R. & Jay I. Kislak Collection. (1796) Orderly book of the 66th Berkshire Regiment of Foot. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007565781/.

MLA citation style:

Great Britain. Army. Regiment Of Foot, 66Th, Ralph Abercromby, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. Orderly book of the 66th Berkshire Regiment of Foot. 1796. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2007565781/>.