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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.605 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Muster roll of Major General Friedrich Adolph Riedesel's regiment infantry of the Brunswick troops |
| Date | 20 July 1781 |
| Author | Porter, William (fl. 1781) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Created at Fort Brooklyn. Includes recruits sent "from Brunswik to America in the year 1780 as muster'd by his britanik Majesty's Commissary of Muster, William Porter." Includes the names of regimental staff (servants, clerks, and chaplains, among others), recruits, and casualties. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Military History Canada Immigration and Migration Global History and Civics Injury or Wound Hessians |
| People | Porter, William (fl. 1781) Riedesel, Friedrich Adolph, Baron von (1738-1800) |
| Place written | Long Island, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The Brunswick Troops were labeled "Hessians" during the Revolutionary War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |