The British and American register, with an almanack for the year 1782 : being the 2d after bissextile or leap year, calculated for the meridian of New-York
1781
L2005F219 1781
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Title
The British and American register, with an almanack for the year 1782 : being the 2d after bissextile or leap year, calculated for the meridian of New-York
Published
New-York Printed by Robertsons, Mills and Hicks ..., and by Berry and Rogers [1781]
Description
139, [1] p. ; 14 cm. (12mo)
Call Number
L2005F219 1781
System Control No.
(OCoLC)62744244
Note
Title within decorative border
Last issue of the loyalist register during British occupation of New York; first issue for 1778
Signatures: A-L6 M4
Interleaved between leaf B1 and leaf B6
Includes list of British and Hessian regiments and officers serving in America, American or provincial loyalist regiments and officers; also lists royals, peers, Parliament, British naval ships, etc
Includes index
Printed by noted loyalist printers; they fled to Nova Scotia after British evacuated New York
Ms. inscription on t.p.: De Girancourt (Hessian officer, Charles Augustus De Girancourt, deputy quartermaster general on staff of Baron de Knyphausen, commander-in-chief of German troops in America, and commander-in-chief of New York in Clinton's absence); his name apprears on p. 112: "Deputy-Quarter-Master General, Lieut. de Girancourt de Vomecourt."
Ms. notes (by De Girancourt on back free endpapers) record May 5, 1782, Sir Guy Carleton arrives at New York to take command of army; May 6, von Knyphausen turns over command of Hessians to von Lossberg; May 13, Clinton and von Knyphausen depart for Europe on frigate Pearl
Last issue of the loyalist register during British occupation of New York; first issue for 1778
Signatures: A-L6 M4
Interleaved between leaf B1 and leaf B6
Includes list of British and Hessian regiments and officers serving in America, American or provincial loyalist regiments and officers; also lists royals, peers, Parliament, British naval ships, etc
Includes index
Printed by noted loyalist printers; they fled to Nova Scotia after British evacuated New York
Ms. inscription on t.p.: De Girancourt (Hessian officer, Charles Augustus De Girancourt, deputy quartermaster general on staff of Baron de Knyphausen, commander-in-chief of German troops in America, and commander-in-chief of New York in Clinton's absence); his name apprears on p. 112: "Deputy-Quarter-Master General, Lieut. de Girancourt de Vomecourt."
Ms. notes (by De Girancourt on back free endpapers) record May 5, 1782, Sir Guy Carleton arrives at New York to take command of army; May 6, von Knyphausen turns over command of Hessians to von Lossberg; May 13, Clinton and von Knyphausen depart for Europe on frigate Pearl
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Drake 5893
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