Establishment of the military forces in Great Britain : copybook, 1731-1737.

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Establishment of the military forces in Great Britain : copybook, 1731-1737.

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British military manual kept by an unknown person. Includes copies of regulations, abstracts, warrants, accounts, computations, and lists of regiments, forces, and officers. Also includes a reference to the 42nd Regiment of Foot "for the defense of the new colony of Georgia and South Carolina" under Col. James Oglethorpe, and an engraved portrait of Oglethorpe.

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Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785

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