[Rockingham Guards : records] / [Rockingham Guards]. 1825-1849.

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[Rockingham Guards : records] / [Rockingham Guards]. 1825-1849.

The collection contains business and financial records, military subscriptions, company and regimental orders, oaths of allegiance, permissions to enlist, permissions for discharge, excused-from-duty certificates, correspondence, and membership rolls.

3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6932180

New Hampshire State Library, NHSL

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New Hampshire. Militia

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A New Hampshire regiment commanded by Col. Theodore Atkinson was one of several raised in New England in 1746 for a planned expedition to relieve Annapolis Royal. The regiment never reached Nova Scotia and was disbanded on 31 Oct. 1747. From the description of Records, 1748-1750. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122380657 ...

New Hampshire First Light Infantry Company

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Rockingham Guards.

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The New Hampshire militia unit which eventually became known as the Rockingham Guards was first formed in Portsmouth, N.H. in 1793 and was organized in 1794 as the First Light Infantry Company. It was renamed to Rockingham Guards in 1823. The Guards disbanded ca. 1849. From the description of [Rockingham Guards : records] / [Rockingham Guards]. 1825-1849. (Kelley Library). WorldCat record id: 177188696 ...