Muster roll of the vacant company of the 3d Regiment of Waldeck : for 182 days from the 25th of Decbr 1781 to the 24th of June 1782, both days included

Muster roll of the vacant company of the 3d Regiment of Waldeck : for 182 days from the 25th of Decbr 1781 to the 24th of June 1782, both days included

New Town, Long Island 1782

[6] p. ; 38 cm. (fol.)

MSS L1995F153

Watermark: C Taylor.|For image of a similar document but for July 12, 1782, see on line: William Clements Library's Finding List of German Auxiliaries Muster Rolls, Box 1, folder 30 et al.

Signed at end: Fr. de Wilmowsky, lieutenant; and certified by C. De Horn Lt. Colonel, New Town Long Island, the 12th July 1782; W. Porter Comy.
List officers, staff and 171 pirates by name, plus 8 artillerymen and an additional 11 pirates who died between 26 Jan. and 3 May 1782.
The contingent of about 1200 German troops from Waldeck was drawn from an army based on universal conscription, from which only students were exempt.
German regiments were vacant when the Col. by whose name they had been known was no longer in command

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