Saturday, October 1, 2022

Fair Winds Home

An 18th-century British army transport ship valiantly cutting through the high seas, with towering waves crashing against its sturdy wooden hull. The ship, adorned with the crimson and gold of the Royal Navy, is a majestic spectacle of maritime might, with its three towering masts fully rigged with...
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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Payroll Account of Private John McCallum, 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...
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Monday, August 1, 2022

Payroll Account of Private Donald McKenzie, 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...
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Friday, July 1, 2022

Monetary Dispute Between Officers in the 78th Regiment

In a dimly lit room inside the walls of Quebec City in 1761, a group of officers from a fictional British regiment bargain about the distribution of assignments within their own company. Officers frequently had these kinds of conversations, and disagreements would often surface amongst the interested...
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Saturday, June 4, 2022

In Favor of the Government Sett

An 18th-century civilian clothier in London meticulously examines a selection of luxurious fabrics on a well-lit table in his bustling workshop. Dressed in a simple yet elegant ensemble of the era, the middle-aged man has a pair of spectacles perched on his nose to aid in his scrutiny. The table is...
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