Journal and orderly book of John Herbert

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol NYGB 18231", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"18231", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Journal and orderly book of John Herbert"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1759-1766", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1759/1766"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".13 linear foot (1 volume)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"The journal and orderly book belonging to John Herbert contain the orders of the First and Second Battalions of Brigadier General Timothy Ruggles Loyalist militia volunteers in 1759, in which Herbert served as Adjutant. During the French and Indian War, Ruggles' men were stationed in Albany, Saratoga, and Ft. Edward, New York"}

date_inclusive_start

1759

date_inclusive_end

1766

origination

{"value"=>"Herbert, John", "type"=>"persname"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Presented to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society by the family of Oscar H. Gregory in 1978. Gregory received the book from Colonel Chauncey Pratt (1788-1865). The book was previously held by Sarah Herbert Pratt (1756-1849), daughter of John Herbert.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"internal"=>true, "source"=>"Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society", "date"=>"2008", "value"=>"Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008"}

keydate

1759

prefercite

{"value"=>"Journal and orderly book of John Herbert, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.13 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1759

date_end

1766

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