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Au cœur de l'Acadie

Archives concernant la Déportation et le Grand dérangement, 1714-1768

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NOVA SCOTIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Exspence of Amunition. Some having Fired Two or Three rounds it is Therefore ordered that the Men be acquainted that they will be Chargd Two pence Sterling for every Carthridge which is not Expended in actual Service or by order from their officers, all orders which Concern the men are to be Published to them by an officer.

Sir, Please to Send Dow [sic] a Hundred men of your Battallion and officers in Proportion to worke upon the road up to the Hill you are Incampt on; the Fifty men ordered in the Morning are to be Sent Down now Each with a Spruce Bow in his hand Colo Monckton Desiers to See the Field officers at ten of the Clock,

I am Sir your Humble Servt

To Colo Winslow.

T. MONCREIFFE.

June 19th 1755 a Return of the First Battallion of his Excellency Govr. Shirley's Regiment, vizt. the Effectives.

JOHN WINSLOW.


	Capt.	Lieut.	Ensgn.	Serjt.	Corpls.	Drums.	Privates.

His Excellency the Govr.	1	1	1	3	4	1	75
Lieut. Colo. Winslow	1	2	1	3	4	1	74
Majr. Preble	1	1	1	4	4	2	70
Majr. Goldwait	1	1	1	4	4	2	75
Capt. Adams	1	2	1	4	3	2	74
Capt. Hobbs	1	1	1	4	4	1	81
Capt. Cobb		2	1	4	4	2	68
Capt. Osgood	1	2	1	4	4	2	80
Capt. Lamson	1	1	1	4	3	1	78
Capt. Speakman	1	1	1	4	4	1	71
Capt. Sturtevant	1	1	1	4	4	2	80

Total	10	15	11	42	42	17	826

The Men were Sent & Employed agreeable to the orders of the Day in Getting our Cannon & war Like Stores up to the Rhoad on the Right Hand of My Camp an a Detachment of the Guard ordd to Take the Immediate Care of them til a Proper Gaurd was Mounted