Pennsylvania (Province). French and Indian War Military records and accounts, 1753-1763 1753-1763

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Pennsylvania (Province). French and Indian War Military records and accounts, 1753-1763 1753-1763

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The 6 volumes in the collection include orderly books, account books and diaries kept by James Burd, Sanuel Hunter, and others during the French and Indian War. The first two volumes in the collection, housed together, are an account book, a record of purchases of stockings, shoes, hats, knives, shirts, and sundries by soldiers, 19 February 21 May 1756; the second volume, Receipt Book, Camp at Shamokin, 1756 lists soldiers' receipts for pay, 21 July 22 October 1756.

8.0 Volume(s), 8 volumes, 290 p.

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Hunter, Samuel

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Burd, James, 1726-1793

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James Burd was a Pennsylvania merchant and farmer. He also commanded at Fort Augusta (Pa.) and elsewhere during the French and Indian War, 1755-1763. From the description of Business records and accounts, 1747-1768. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316269 James Burd was born in Scotland. He immigrated to Philadelphia in 1747 and became a merchant there. He moved to Shippensburg in 1752. He played a prominent role in the French and Indian War a...