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Wm. Hartshorne's Journal of Journey to Detroit 1793

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19th. Having received many civilities from the officers of the 24th British Regiment, now at this place, gratitude induces me to wish to remember their names, which from a printed account published in the year 1792, I find to be as follows.- Lt.Col- Lieutenants Ensigns Richd. England 2D W.C.Short.D Wm. Kelly D Willm. Campbell Wlm. Robison D. C.Vandeleur D Major~~ Geo. Meyrick F.J., O'Brien D Captains R. Christmas J.C. Strong John Blake Thos. Talbot J.R. Broadhead D Robn. Neill, D Edmd. Henn D Thos. Spencer Quin John Freeman D Chs.S. Andrews D Allan Billingham D William Doyle Ed Donnell Andrew Foster. E. W. Leybourne D Jam. Magarth -- Crawford-D Paul Mounsey D Richd. Foster Ferg. Speers, Joseph Blunt Chs. Earle Ct. Lt. 20th. The Wind which for many days past has been from the S.W.and consequently unfavourable for coming up the Lake, yesterday and today has blown from the N.E., so that we are now hourly in hopes of having intelligence from below, which we expect will cause our immediate removal from this place 21st.