Payroll Account of Private William Rose, 1758

An accountant at the War Office in Westminster, London, was ultimately responsible for the tracking of hundreds of millions of pounds being spent on funding British armies on multiple fronts around the world. At the regimental level, paymasters were charged with accounting for the income and expenses...

Initial Outfitting of Kilts in 1757

An authorized recruiting depot is located in Inverness, Scotland, to collect new recruits for Colonel Fraser's battalion of Highlanders; the other two locations around the country are Fort William and Dunkeld. During the enlistment process, recruits met with a recruiting officer and had the Articles...

List of Prisoners Victualled at the Main Guard

While soldiers in the 78th Regiment were not all angels by any means, we have occasionally located a few records documenting rebellious and improper misconduct, which would land some men behind bars in the Quebec City guardhouse. (Jeffrey Campbell, Lockdown, 2024. Artist's rendition created...

Prisoners of War

The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates to about the year 1610, while the earliest known "prison of war" camp was established at Norman Cross Prison in Huntingdonshire, England in 1797. (Jeffrey Campbell, Brothers in War, 2024. Artist's rendition created with...

Payroll Account of Private John Fraser [1st], 1758

An accountant at the War Office in Westminster, London, was ultimately responsible for the tracking of hundreds of millions of pounds being spent on funding British armies on multiple fronts around the world. At the regimental level, paymasters were charged with accounting for the income and expenses...