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Diary and Military Order Book

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Object Names

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Manuscript Collection: Alexander Monypenny

 Collection
Identifier: MC.1954.147
Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Major Alexander Monypenny (n. d.) kept a diary during an expedition which he led against the Cherokees. The first entry was dated at Charlestown, March 20, 1761; the last entry was dated May 31, 1761, at Camp Moultrie. The diary contains the record of army movements and dealings with the Indians. The order book for New York and Charlestown is a record book-first entry "Orders on board the Brotherly Love Transport" at Sandy...
Dates: 1760-1761