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MS-W.781.041
22 Nov 1781:12 (551)
Philadelphia, November 7
Extract of a letter from General Washington dated
Headquarters near York, Oct 27 . . . [15 lines]
General Return [of prisoners of war, includes]
Artillery. . . 4 drums, 193 rank and file, . . .
Guards...12 drums, 467 rank and file.
Light-Infantry. . . 13 drums, 494 rank and file.
XVIIth Regiment. . . 13 drums, 205 rank and file. . .
XXXIIId Regiment. . . 9 drums, 225 rank and file. . .
XLIIId Regiment. . . 16 drums, 307 rank and file.
LXXIst Regiment. . . 9 drums, 242 rank and file.
LXXVIth Regiment. . . 18 drums, 628 rank and file.
LXXXth Regiment. . . 20 drums, 588 rank and file.
Two Battalions Anspach. . . 25 drums, 984 rank and file
Prince Hereditary. . . 11 drums, 424 rank and file
Regiment de Bose. . . 16 drums, 271 rank and file
Yagers. . . 1 trumpet, 62 rank and file
British Legion. . . 7 trumpeters, 192 rank and file
Queen's Rangers . . . 5 trumpeters, 248 rank and file
. . . [total given, page 2, column 1, line 5] 179 drums and
trumpeters
[Under "Camp Colours," page 2, column 1]
German 32, British 41. - total 73
Drums good 62, damaged 19. - total 81
Drum slings 18, fife cases 10, fife slings 7, trumpet 1
Bugle horns 18, French horns 5, - total 23
[signed] Henry Knox, commanding the artillery of the United
States.
[Under "cloathing," page 2, column 2]
. . . received from Capt. Girlock Oct 26, 1781, and
acknowledged to be British cloathing subject to the
Articles of Capitulation, 77 uniforms for non-commissioned
officers, 17 ditto drummers, . . . [signed] D. Amerman,
Assist. to C.G.
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