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Title: General orders &c. 1776, Aug. 14 - Sept. 20
Creator: Dixon, Matthew, fl. 1755-1778, author
Contributor: Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers. Chief Engineer
Date Created and/or Issued: 1776-09
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Manuscripts
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Description: Orderly book of Matthew Dixon's command, including general orders from Howe's headquarters and "chief engineer's orders" during the New York campaign (1776).
On Aug. 14, 1776, Major Matthew Dixon of the Corps of Engineers was appointed "Chief Engineer to the Army in North America," replacing John Motressor who had accepted the assignment of the aid-de-camp to Sir William Howe. Matthew Dixon previously served in Nova Scotia in 1755-1758.
HM 615. The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.
Extent: 48 leaves, 18 cm., bound volume, in a slip-case.
Identifier: mssHM 615
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll7/id/9765
Language: English
Subject: Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
Dixon, Matthew, fl. 1755-1778--Archives
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers--History--18th century--Sources
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776--Sources
Military engineers--Great Britain--Archives
Great Britain--History, Military--18th century--Sources
New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces--Sources
Military records Great Britain 18th century. (aat)
Orderly books Great Britain 18th century. (aat)
Source: Orderly Books of the American Revolution.
Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library

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