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Fort Stanwix orderly book

Title
Fort Stanwix orderly book, 1758.
Author
Stanwix, John, 1690?-1766.

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Fort Stanwix. Orderly Book. 1758Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 2861 Fort Stanwix. Orderly Book. 1758Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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.21 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
Orderly book of a brigade of British regular and Provincial troops commanded by Brigadier General John Stanwix at Oneida Station, New York, during the construction of Fort Stanwix on the present site of Rome, New York, from August 12 to October 14, 1758. The book was kept by Sargent Amariah Preston of Captain David White's company of Colonel Joseph Williams's regiment and contains routine orders of the day, the details for working and covering parties that were at work on the fort. 55 folios.
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Genre/Form
Orderly books.
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  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Call Number
MssCol 2861
OCLC
782914007
Author
Stanwix, John, 1690?-1766.
Title
Fort Stanwix orderly book, 1758.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Research Call Number
MssCol 2861
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