An accountant at the War Office in Westminster, London, meticulously reviewing the financial records of Major James Clephane of the 78th Regiment of Foot. The Scottish regiment, raised in 1757, was stationed for service in North America in support of the Seven Years' War. (Jeffrey Campbell, A Numbers Game, 2024. Artist's rendition created with Perchance AI Image Generator)
Halifax Pay Records of May 1758
A collection of pay records from Major James Clephane's Company of the 78th Regiment of Foot dated May 1758 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Although 111 names appear on the original records cover sheet, only the following 90 archival records were made available. It is presumed the remaining 21 records did not survive.
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Major James Clephane's Company
Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 1758
9. Private John Anderson
10. Private Roderick Bain
11. Private John Buchanan
12. Private Evan Cameron
13. Private John Cameron [1]
14. Private John Cameron [2]
15. Private John Cameron [3]
11. Private John Buchanan
12. Private Evan Cameron
13. Private John Cameron [1]
14. Private John Cameron [2]
15. Private John Cameron [3]
16. Private John Cameron [4]
17. Private Angus Campbell
18. Private Donald Campbell
17. Private Angus Campbell
18. Private Donald Campbell
19. Private Hugh Campbell
20. Private James Campbell
21. Private John Campbell [1]
22. Private John Campbell [2]
23. Private John Chisholm
20. Private James Campbell
21. Private John Campbell [1]
22. Private John Campbell [2]
23. Private John Chisholm
24. Private William Conison
25. Private Donald Culbert
26. Private Duncan Duff
27. Private Charles Falconer
28. Private Angus Fletcher
29. Private Alexander Fraser
31. Private John Fraser [2]
32. Private John Fraser [3]
33. Private Petter Halden
34. Private John Innes
35. Private Alexander Johnston
36. Private James Knight
37. Private Donald Livingston
38. Private Alexander McArthur
39. Private John McArthur
40. Private John McAllum
41. Private Donald McColl
42. Private Alexander McDonald
43. Private Donald McDonald
44. Private Evan McDonald
45. Private John McDonald
46. Private John McDougall
47. Private David McDugall
48. Private Donald McGibban
50. Private Petter McGrigor [1]
51. Private Petter McGrigor [2]
52. Private Donald McIntosh
53. Private John McIntosh [1]
54. Private John McIntosh [2]
55. Private Lachlan McIntosh
56. Private David McKinzie
58. Private John McKinzie [1]
59. Private John McKinzie [2]
60. Private Rodrick McKinzie
61. Private Duncan McLean
62. Private Donald McLeod
63. Private John McLeod
64. Private William McNabb
65. Private Archibald McNaughton
66. Private Duncan McNickell
67. Private John McPherson
68. Private John McVain
69. Private Hugh Miller
70. Private Roderick Morison
71. Private Hugh Munro
72. Private George Noble
73. Private John Robertson
74. Private Thomas Robertson
75. Private Alexander Rose
76. Private Arthur Rose
78. Private David Rose
80. Private Donald Ross
81. Private John Ross
82. Private Malcolm Ross
84. Private John Sherrar
85. Private Alexander Smith
86. Private Angus Stewart
87. Private John Sutherland
88. Private William Sutherland
89. Private James Tolmie
90. Private James Tolnie
Records presumed not to have survived.
91. Private Murdoch Cameron
92. Private Donald Campbell
93. Private Duncan Campbell
94. Private William Campbell
95. Private William Copelan
96. Private James Forbes
97. Private James Fraser
98. Private John Fraser
99. Private John Gordon
100. Private Duncan McDugall
101. Private Alexander McKay
102. Private Murdoch McKenzie
103. Private Duncan McNickle
104. Private Robert McPharlin
105. Private Alexander McPherson
106. Private Duncan McPherson
107. Private Hugh McRae
108. Private Donald Morrison
109. Private Finlay Munro
110. Private William Ross
111. Private James Wright
Source
Military account book at Halifax [Clephane], 1758. NAS GD125/Box 34.
© Jeffrey Campbell, Fraser's 78th Regiment of Foot, 2022.
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