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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.261 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1754-1764 |
| Title | Instructions to the paymaster of expedition forces to make payments |
| Date | 24 December 1761 |
| Author | Hodgson, Studholme (1705-1795) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document |
| Content Description | Hodgson, a major general and colonel of the 5th foot regiment, directs Charles Bembridge, the Deputy Paymaster General to the Forces on an Expedition, to make payments to several regiments, in the amounts listed. Hodgson had served as correspondent to British Secretary of War William W. Barrington before forming the 52nd of Foot and the Royal West Kent Regiments. Hodgson had participated in the April campaign to capture Belle Isle, off the coast of France. He was made a field marshal in 1796. |
| Subjects | French and Indian War Military History Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Hodgson, Studholme (1705-1795) Barrington, William Wildman, Viscount (1717-1793) |
| Place written | Belle Isle, France |
| Theme | French & Indian Wars |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |