This atmospheric image of an 18th-century archival table—featuring handwritten documents, a leather ledger, and wax-sealed correspondence—symbolizes the enduring value of archives around the world. From local repositories to national record centers, archives preserve the raw materials of history, allowing scholars to reconstruct the past with accuracy and integrity. The candlelit workspace evokes the quiet diligence of recordkeeping that underpins centuries of military, legal, and personal narratives. For historians, archivists, and researchers alike, such collections are vital in protecting documentary heritage and ensuring access to authentic, primary sources across generations.
Seven Years' War Research Services
Whether you're new to military history or a seasoned veteran, there's always something exciting to discover about these famed men and women of the 78th Regiment! Be sure to check our FAQ page as we've provided answers to some of the more commonly asked questions received.
It's important to remember that during the eighteenth century, the British Army was more concerned with winning wars than creating documents for us to uncover hundreds of years later. If you have already conducted research yourself, it would be helpful to know your records so we do not duplicate efforts.
Extensive research will be performed by thoroughly analyzing the thousands of documents we currently have available in books and records from various archives around the world. Let us research the paperwork!
Extensive research will be performed by thoroughly analyzing the thousands of documents we currently have available in books and records from various archives around the world. Let us research the paperwork!
We'll deliver your written results electronically in PDF format, which can easily be shared by email with family and friends or printed and placed in your favorite binder for future generations. We've assisted many people over the years, and hopefully, we can help you, too!
Online Payments
Payments can be made online by Paypal. All work will be agreed upon in advance, subject to prior notification and agreement by the client commissioning the work. All copying is subject to the copyright status of the original, and all work is provided for personal research purposes only.
Note: All historical research work is subject to a fee which is payable irrespective of whether or not the agreed upon research is fruitful. Fees allow us to pay for the continued care, maintenance, and upkeep of our collections and the website.
The current levels of charge are:
The current levels of charge are:
- Initial consultation: Free 15-minute assessment.
- Provision of information to satisfy an external inquiry: $50 per hour. If we uncover a great deal of information to your inquiry, advanced research is undertaken on an incremental scale thereafter. We will contact you in advance after the initial fee is processed with how much the total cost will be.
Resources
We maintain a rich and varied collection of resources vital to our historical military research. These include digitized 18th-century military records, regimental muster rolls, and personal correspondence from the Seven Years’ War, among many others. We regularly consult parish registers, land grants, and period newspapers to trace soldier movements and family connections. Our archive also contains maps, rare prints, and original documents from both British and colonial sources. Together, these materials form a robust research database that supports genealogical investigations, battle analysis, and insights into military life across the British Empire. All sources are carefully authenticated and used to support accurate, evidence-based historical work, and cover the following categories related to the 78th Foot:
- Accounting Ledgers
- Arms and Accoutrements
- Army Agents
- Beating Orders
- Census Records
- Children
- City Directories
- Clothing (Uniforms)
- Commissary
- Commissions and Promotions (Officers)
- Companies Structure
- Cumberland Papers
- Deserters
- Detachments
- Disbandment & Discharged Soldiers
- Establishments
- Exercises
- Expenses
- Foot Guards
- Forfeited Estates (Lovat)
- Garrisons
- Glasgow
- Inspection Reports
- Invalids
- Land
- Leave
- Legal
- Letters Manuscripts
- Maps
- Marching
- Marriages
- Medical
- Monetary
- Monthly Returns
- Montreal Residents
- Music
- Muster Rolls
- Mutiny
- Newspapers
- Off-reckonings
- Ordnance
- Payroll Accounts
- Prisoners
- Provisions
- Recruitment
- Religion and Parishes
- Royal Chelsea Hospital Pensioners
- Soldier's Personal Documents
- Subsistence and Victual Reports
- Supernumeraries
- Transport Ships
- Troops Distribution
- Women
In addition to our core collections, we also maintain a range of historical military records for other regiments that served in the Seven Years' War. These records are essential for researchers tracing soldiers outside the more commonly documented units, offering vital insights into service history, movements, and individual experiences across the broader British Army.
- 1st and 2nd New York Regiments
- 3rd Foot Guards
- 1st Regiment of Foot
- 6th Regiment of Foot
- 7th Regiment of Foot
- 12 Regiment of Foot
- 10th Light Horse
- 1st Regiment of Foot
- 15th Regiment of Foot
- 27th Regiment of Foot
- 28th Regiment of Foot
- 32nd Regiment of Foot
- 35th Regiment of Foot
- 40th Regiment of Foot
- 42nd Regiment of Foot
- 43rd Regiment of Foot
- 44th Regiment of Foot
- 45th Regiment of Foot
- 46th Regiment of Foot
- 47th Regiment of Foot
- 48th Regiment of Foot
- 56th Regiment of Foot
- 58th Regiment of Foot
- 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot
- 63rd Regiment of Foot
- 64th Regiment of Foot
- 77th Regiment of Foot
- 80th Regiment of Foot
- 84th Regiment of Foot
- Culloden Men
- Culloden Regiments
- Hazen's Canadian Regiment
Whether you’re researching an ancestor’s military service, reconstructing regimental history, or uncovering voices lost to time, our historical research services offer expert support grounded in authenticated 18th-century sources. With deep experience in military records, genealogical tracing, and archival analysis, we bring accuracy, context, and humanity to every story—whether it involves the 78th Fraser’s Highlanders or lesser-known British regiments. Each project is handled with care and precision, delivering evidence-based insights to historians, writers, and descendants alike. Let us help you illuminate the past through the names, battles, and documents that shaped it. Begin your historical journey—researched with diligence, delivered with purpose.
Feel free to leave us a comment below, or you can contact us today to get started. We look forward to working with you on your next project!
