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- Creator
- Great Britain. Royal Marines
- Call number
- MssCol 1221
- Physical description
- .42 linear feet (2 volumes)
- Preferred Citation
- Orderly books kept in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Two orderly books kept by British Marines at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The first volume dates June 3-August 8, 1776 and was kept by the 27th (or Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot, commanded by Major General Eyre Massey. This fragmentary volume records the activities of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of Marine Guards. The second volume dates April 13-May 19, 1777 and was kept by the 1st Battalion of Marines, commanded by Massey
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328