Great Britain. War Office 28, Headquarters Papers, Volumes 2-10. Volumes 2-10, America. Volume 2 - Reel B-2862. 34 Regiment. Field officers letters. 1778-1783 1-126 Microfilm Principal correspondent - Barry St. Leger. Reference only. 31 Regiment. Field officers letters, 1777-1783. 128-183 Principal correspondents - Jeremiah French, Thomas Clarke. 8 Regiment. Field officers letters, 1778. 184-227 Principal correspondents - Mason Bolton, Arent S. DePeyster. 29 Regiment. Field officers letters, 1778-1780. 228-264 Principal correspondent - Christopher Carleton. 8 Regiment. Field officers letters, 1779-1782. 265-287 Principal correspondents - Mason Bolton, Alexander Dundas. 44 Regiment. Field officers letters, 1781-1783. 289-304 Principal correspondents - William Norton, Henry Hope. 29 Regiment. Field officers letters, 1781-1783. 305-345 Principal correspondents - Christopher Carleton, Archibald Campbell, William Monsell. Volume 3 - Reels - B-2862-2863. 1-280 84 Regiment. Field officers letters, 1777-1783. Principal correspondents - Allan Maclean, John Nairne, Jonathon Adolphus Harris, William Dunbar. 53 Regiment. Field officers letters, 1778, 1781-1783. 281-334 Principal correspondents - Henry Watson Powell, George Mure, A.P. Skene, John Nairne. Volume 4 - Reel B-2863 1-18 Butler’s Rangers. Letters and papers, principally muster rolls, pay lists, etc. 1775-1781. Butler’s Rangers. Field officers , captain’s and subaltern’s letters. 19-51 1778-1783. Principal correspondents - John and Walter Butler. Canadian Fencible Regiment. Papers relating to recruiting, 1803- 1805. 19-51 Principal correspondent - David Shank Jessup’s Rangers. Muster rolls, 1778-1779, 1781 83-95 Roger’s Rangers. Muster Rolls, 1781 96-98. Jessup’s Rangers. Muster Rolls, 1781 99-100 Jessup’s Rangers. Field officer’s letters, 1777-1782. 101-149 Principal correspondents - John Naire, Edward Jessup. Jessup’s Rangers. Returns, 1782. Includes lists of Loyalists arriving from the 150-171 Colonies. Jessup’s Rangers. Letters and returns 1783. 172-194. Principal correspondent - Edward Jessup. Jessup’s Rangers. Field officers letters, 1783. 195-209 Principal correspondent - Edward Jessup. 84 Regiment (Royal Highland Emigrants). Papers relating to the raising of the 210-265 regiment. Returns of various loyalist corps, 1778-1781. 266-286 R. Leake’s , J. Peter’s , D. McAlpine’s, R. Roger’s , S. Adam’s corps. Volume 5, Reels B-2863-2864. 1-143 Royal Regiment of New York, Field officer’s letters, 1778-1783. Principal correspondents - James Gray, John Johnson. Royal Regiment of New York. Papers concerning the second battalion . 134-152 Principal correspondents - John Johnson, Robert Leake. Roger’s Rangers. Field officers letters, 1781-1783. 153-162 Principal correspondent - James Rogers. Barrack Master General’s Dept. Returns of supplies, facilities, and staff. 162-185 Exchanges of prisoners. Two returns showing the distribution of the Brunswick and Lossberg Regiments, 1780-1783. Royal Regiment of New York. Returns, 1776-1778. 186-221 Letter from A. Pritchard testifying to the loyalty of Thomas Wooster and offering 221-222 his services to the Crown. Volume 6, Reel B-2864. 1-100 Hospital Department. Returns and letters, 1776-1783. Returns of staff and patients. Principal correspondents - Robert Knox, A. Mabane, William Barr, W.A. Kennedy, T. Kennedy. Garrison states and returns from the Upper Posts, - 1780-1783. Returns from 101-180 Niagara, Michilimackinac, Detroit, Carleton Island, Oswegatchie, and Oswego. One return each from Cataraqui and Isle aux Noix and its dependencies. Returns of the staff of the garrisons of Montreal and Quebec. Miscellaneous papers. Lists of the staff of the army in Canada and lists of garrison staff, 1776-1783. 182-204 Engineer’s Department. Letters and papers, 1777-1783. 204-233 Returns of stores, artificers, and miners. Principal correspondents. John Marr, William Twiss. Volume 7, Reels B-2864-2865. 1-69 Ordnance Department. Letters and returns, 1776- 1783. Returns of stores and of the establishment. Contains returns and correspondence of the Royal Artillery. Principal correspondent - Forbes Macbean. Quarter-Master General’s Dept. Returns and letters , 1778-1780. 70-102 Principal correspondents - John Barnes, Thomas Carleton, Thomas Camble. Montreal. Letters from the officer commanding Montreal, 1779-1783. 103-206 Principal correspondents - John Nairne, Allan Maclean, William Dunbar. Letters from officers at Niagara, Detroit , and St. John’s 1779-1783. 206-251. Principal correspondents - Allan Maclean, James Rogers, William Dunbar. Letters from officers at St. John’s and its dependencies, 252-335 Principal correspondents - H. Watson Powell, Robert Hayes, Samuel Steel, Christopher Carleton, Barry St. Leger, Archibald Campbell, John Nairne. Volume 8, Reel B-2865-2866. 1-67 Letters from officers commanding at Sorel, Fort St. John and the blockhouse at 88-111 Yamaska, 1779-1783. Principal correspondents - Forbes Macbean, Barry St. Leger, William Fraser. Sorel. Papers relating to the dispute between John Monro and Barry St. Leger, 68-87 1779. Letters from officers commanding at Three Rivers, 1779. 112-125 Principal correspondents - Humphrey Arden, William O. Hamilton, John Magrath. Returns - various. (See Appendix A.) 126-164 German Regiments. Field officers letters, 1781, 1783. 165-240 Letters from the commanding officer at Carleton Island, 1779-1783. 242-273 Principal correspondents - John Ross, William Ancram, J. Adolphus Harris. Letters from John Ross at Cataraqui, 1783. 274-284 Letters from officers at Oswego, 1782-1783. 285-345 Principal correspondent - John Ross. Volume 9 , Reel B-2866. 1-285 Memorials addressed to Guy Carleton and Frederick Haldimand by officers and men of the British and Provincial forces, Loyalists, and Canadians, 1779-1783. An author index has been prepared for these memorials. See Appendix B. General orders issued by Sir Guy Carleton as Commander-in-Chief of New 287-483 York, 8 May 1782-23 November 1783. Volume 10, Reel B-2867. 1-110 Returns. Various, principally relating to Loyalists or Loyalist corps. See Appendix C. Monthly returns of Loyalists corps and lists of Loyalists who have taken the oath 111-130 of allegiance, 1781. Returns of regular army, loyalist, and Brunswick regiments, 1782-1783. Most of 131-281 the returns are size rolls giving the country size, age, and time of service of the men. Many of the rolls list individuals by name. Miscellaneous letters, 1778-1783. 283-321 Principal correspondents - Andrew Robinson, Bolton Power, Simon Metcalfe, Conrad Gugy, Joncaire Cooper, A. Larbin, Charles Tonnancour, Hertel de Rouville, fils. Letters from Carleton Island, Cataraqui, Detroit, Montreal, Niagara, Oswego, 323-373 Quebec, Sorel, 1785. Correspondents - W.B. Sheehan, William Potts, Neil McLean, Alexander McKee, Henry Hay, A. Fraser, John Dease, George Armstrong, A. De Peyster, William Ancram, A. Beauclerk, M. Lewis, D. Forbes, R. Mathews, Edward Williams, Henry Rudyerd, I. Lemoine. Indian Department. Letters and papers, 1775-1783. 374-443. The following is a list of individual items in W.O. 28, Volume 8, folios 126-164. List of Lieutenant- Colonels and Majors of British Regiments serving in Canada. 127 Returns of provisions on the following ships, AGNUS, BEAVER, BRITISH 128 QUEEN, TELL, FRIENDS, VENUS, SUCCESS, TONY CHRISTOPHER. Report of the British troops as they marched from Vercheres, 17 June 1776. 129 Return of part of four companies of R.A. on four transports, Three Rivers, 12 130 June 1771. Returns of the 53, 34, 31, 24, 20 and 9 Regiments, 10 June 1776 at Three 131-139 Rivers, showing those on board transports and those on shore. Return of the Staff. 140 List of officers of the 9 Regiment serving in Canada. 142 Return of the Brigade of Engineers to serve in Canada, 1 June 1776 144 List of officers of the 20 Regiment serving in Canada, 1 June 1776. 146 Return of the detachment on board the HELLEN Transport, May 1776. 147 Return of Musket cartridges on board the HELLEN. 148 Bill of laden of ordnance stores on board the CHARMING NANCY 151-155 Return of the detachment of Major Griffith William’s Company in the 1st 156 Battalion, R.A. on board the CHARMING NANCY, 30 May 1776. Letter. S. Fraser to Lt. Col. Maclean, 29 May 1776. 157 Return of the officers of the 24 Regiment, 15 May 1776. 159 Return of the detachment of 1st Battalion, R.A. disembarked from the LORD 161 HOWE, 18 May 1776. Return of the detachment of the R.A. ordered for foreign service, Spithead, 31 162 March 1776. Return of the 21 Regiment embarked at Plymouth, 31 May 1776. 164 Appendix B. The following is an author index to petitions in W.O. 28, Volume 9, folios 1-285. In cases when a petition was written by one individual on behalf of another, the names of both individuals are included. The petitions in this volume are from officers and men in British, German and provincial regiments, from loyalists, and from Canadians to Governors Haldimand and Carleton. The bulk of the petitions from military figures relate to promotion, leave and purchase or sale of commissions. Many of the petitions from loyalists ask for relief or for appointments in the army. Agnew, William Captain 24Regt. 57 Alard, Simon 184 Alt, Michal R.R. N.Y. 151 Amy, James Jessups Corps 47 Amy, Nicholas Jessup’s 47 Corps Anderson, Joseph Captain - Lieutenant R.R.N.Y. 142 Andrew, James Master of one of H.M. Vessels on Lake Erie. 15 Anstruther, John Lieutenant-Colonel 62 Reg. 18,20, 27, 62. Armstrong, George Lieutenant 8 Regt. 264 Arden, Humphrey Ensign 34 Regt. 239 Baird, John Captain 53 Regt. 25, 282 Baker, Coumod R.R.N.Y. 155 Balcarres, Major of the 53 Regt. and the other Captains. 25 Banks, Paul Lieutenant 62 Regt. 38 Barr, William Pruveyor to H.M. Hospitals. 6 Barratt, Thomas 32 Barrie, John R.R.N.Y. 153 Battersby, Robert Lieutenant 34 Regt. 275 Bayer, Counrot R.R.N.Y. 155 Bauch, Christian R.R.N.Y. 155 Bauck, David R.R.N.Y. 155 Bauck, Frederick R.R.N.Y.