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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.610.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | John Bayard to George Dawson about raising a company of soldiers in Halifax for the Crown |
| Date | 25 August 1780 |
| Author | Bayard, John (1751-1804) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Authorizes Dawson to raise a company of men in Halifax to serve under Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Bayard. Indicates that the troops are needed to serve the Crown during the American Revolution. Informs Dawson that after he successfully recruits the men, he will be appointed captain. Marked a copy. Date on docket is 2 May 1780. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Loyalist Global History and Civics Recruitment |
| People | Bayard, John (1751-1804) Dawson, George (fl. 1771-1832) |
| Place written | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Colonel John Bayard, along with his brother Major Samuel V. Bayard, raised the King's Orange Rangers, a loyalist regiment, raised chiefly in Orange County, New York. The corps left New York for Halifax in late 1778, and performed garrison duty there until the end of the Revolutionary War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |