Josiah Tomson orderly book, 21 June-22 Nov. 1775.

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Josiah Tomson orderly book, 21 June-22 Nov. 1775.

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Orderly book kept by Josiah Tomson for Theophilus Cotton's Regiment, in Roxbury, Mass. (during the siege of Boston), June 21 - Nov. 22, 1775. Tomson served in Capt. [John] Bradford's company and recorded court martials, duty rosters, guard duty, camp rules, and sentry orders, among other assignments. Orderly book also includes a list of officers, non-commissioned personnel, and privates. Some of the assignments recorded by Tomson are copied from adjutant Joshua Thomas. The cover of the notebook was allegedly made from wallpaper taken from Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's home in Dorchester, Mass.

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