Thursday, November 18, 2010

This Day in 17LD History - 1776

Boston 18 Nov[ember]r 1775

1 Captain, 1 Subaltern, 1 Quarter Master, 2 Serjeants and 2 Corporals of the 17th Dragoons (are) to hold themselves in readiness to go to England on the Recruiting service.


(Taken from General Orders, America, Source W.O. 36/1, for June 10, 1773 thru January 10, 1776, as transcribed and indexed by Gilbert V Riddle)