Orders Providing Levy Money to the Highland Regiments, 1757

An 18th-century War Office in Westminster, London, steeped in history and intrigue. An aging male secretary with a distinguished mane of grey hair is meticulously at work at his cluttered desk, surrounded by stacks of aged parchment and quill pens. The room is suffused with the dense aroma of pipe tobacco...

Gigantic Serjeant in Boston

 Boston Harbor at the cusp of an 18th-century dusk, where the warm hues of the setting sun cast a soft glow over the serene waters. The horizon is a canvas of fiery oranges and purples, blending seamlessly with the historic skyline. Tall-masted sailing ships, their sails partially furled, rest...

Scurvy Hits Fort Stanwix

Fort Stanwix, a strategic fortification in 18th-century New York, bathed in the warm amber hues of sunset during the tense period of the French and Indian War. The fort's wooden palisade walls and bastions are illuminated by the fading sunlight, standing strong against the vast wilderness that surrounds...

Orders Providing Clothing and to Inspect Uniform Patterns, 1757

From their London workshop in 1757, two clothiers meticulously inspect neck scarf patterns designed for the civilian sector. While stationed in Quebec through 1763, Colonel Fraser's men of the 78th Regiment of Foot typically received their annual clothing allotment in April of each year, with the exception...

Second Highland Battalion Recruiting Efforts

Two concerned mothers in the Scottish Highlands discuss their recent encounter with a civilian recruiting officer regarding their sons enlisting in the British Army, to serve in Major James Clephane's Company of the Second Highland Battalion. Raised in early 1757 for service in North America, this mostly...