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TitleAccording to an act of parliament concerning the raising of militia in England, and recording their true strength, a list of privates and officers raised in Cambridgeshire and the dates they trained for (1st-28th Mary 1774) was presented to the Clerk of Court, and filed in the days records. UNder Lieutenant Commander, The Right On, LOrd MOntfort 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 ensign, 1 adjutant, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers, 79 privates. Under Major William Harknesse, 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 ensign, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers and 79 privates. Under Captain Thomas Watson Ward, 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers, and 30 privates. Under Captain Anthony Lumpkin, 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers, and 79 privates. Under Captain William Wiles, 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers, and 80 privates. VAcant slot, 1 lieutenant, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers and 79 privates. The certificate was signed by teh Right Hon Philip Earl of Hardwick, His Majesty's Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire, 3rd DEcember 1774
Date13 January 1775
CreatorNameCambridgeshire Quarter Sessions: entries in Order Book
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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