Orders (military records)

Object number
17.10.1
Date
December 10 1776
Description
Order signed by British General Henry Clinton, assigning a "sauve garde" (guard) to John Manchester and his property. Order is written in both English and German and is sealed twice with red wax.

Document was signed on 10 December 1776 during the British army's occupation of Newport (American Revolution).
Materials
paper
Credit Line
Gift of John P. Sanborn
Object Type
orders (military records)
Subjects
Guards
Revolutionary War
War