Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 3rd [East Kent Regiment] - papers, ca. 1820-1856
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 3rd [East Kent Regiment] - papers, ca. 1820-1856
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Date
1820-1829, 1831, 1835, 1837-1838, 1840, 1844, 1849, 1852, 1855, 1857
Call Numbers
A 338
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Physical Description
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1 volume - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (printed)
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Fonds
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Microfilm : A 338)
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Contents
REGIMENT'S ACTIVITIES
Monthly state for Jun. 1826 with list of orders received; list of defaulters Aug. 1827 with names and crimes; duties performed and monthly return at Western Port [i.e. Westernport] Apr. 1827; list of stores sent to the Police Department Argyle Feb. & Mar. 1828; meteorological tables for Feb. to May 1827; daily state of...
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Full title
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 3rd [East Kent Regiment] - papers, ca. 1820-1856
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Notes
General note
Titled on spine, "Detachment of the 3rd Regiment of Foot or Buffs Stationed at Newcastle, 1826"
An incomplete handwritten contents list, compiled at an unknown date, has been inserted at the front of the volume
Bound by Corbett Binder, City Chambers, 243 Pitt Street, Sydney
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on front endpaper
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
At the request of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, the War Office sent the 3rd Foot, East Kent Regiment, as reinforcements to garrison his expanding domain. This regiment was more commonly known as the Buffs, a nickname taken originally from the colour of the facings to the regiment's uniform. -- Reference: Australian War Memorial, and State Records of...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 338
Record Identifier
9yM62yx9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM62yx9
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423609
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