Oglethorpe's Regiment muster roll.

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Oglethorpe's Regiment muster roll.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77006971

This collection consists of a photocopy of the muster roll of Oglethorpe's Regiment, 1738-1743; the original's location is unknown.

1 folder (.05 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8184985

Georgia Historical Society

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Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785

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James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) was an English statesman and soldier who served as a member of Parliament for thirty-two years. His interest in penal reform coupled with his humanitarian bent and support for imperial expansion led him to conceive of and establish the American colony of Georgia, where newly freed and unemployed debtors from England were to be sent. In addition to his political and philanthropic interests, Oglethorpe was active in the military, attaining the rank of General an...

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 42nd

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"Oglethorpe's Regiment" is the more common term for General James Oglethorpe's 42nd Regiment of Foot. James Oglethorpe left Savannah for England to raise an army for the protection of the colony. The 42nd Regiment of Foot formed, using troops from six British companies, and returned to Savannah with Oglethorpe on August 25, 1737. They were disbanded in 1749. From the description of Oglethorpe's Regiment muster roll. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 77006971 ...