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General Orders
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1839 (Creation)
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0.5 cm of textual material.
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Custodial history
Some of the material was donated to the Hamilton Public Library, Local History & Archives by a few different donors, including Mrs. W.B. Moore in 1965, Mr. Frank Jones in 1967, and Mrs. W.H. Penny [date unknown]. The collection also contains records that were found amongst the possessions of Colonel William Gourlay of the First Battalion Incorporated Militia. After his death, these papers were donated however, it is unclear as to who donated them and at what time. Other material was purchased by the Hamilton Public Library from Canada Book Auction in 1981. Earlier staff, unaware of the archival principle of provenance, placed all the material together, breaching this rule. Due to the nature of the material and the small amount, a decision was made by the archivist to keep it together and process it as a general collection on the First Battalion Incorporated Militia.
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Series consists of various general orders to the militia companies from different headquarters or brigade offices, informing officers commanding troops that no men absent without leave shall receive pay or rations, and men absent with leave (furlough), shall not be given rations, dated at Brantford, February 20, 1839. The same document contains another order stating that no men in the cavalry shall use their horses or wagons for anything other than military purposes, as the men and horses are paid by the government for the public service, not for personal service, dated at Brantford, February 22, 1839. There is a District General Order from January 15, 1839, instructing that weekly returns of the militia corps are to be transmitted to Colonel Halkett, Assistant Military Secretary at Toronto, signed by C. Foster, dated March 6, 1839, an order relating to the return of arms and ammunition, dated at Toronto, May 19, 1839, and an order from the Brigade Office in Drummondville, instructing No. 2 Company of the First Incorporated Battalion Militia to furnish a detachment with one Captain, four Sergeants and one hundred rank-and-file men, to be stationed at Fort Erie until further notice, dated August 21, 1839. There is also a District General Order relating to the apprehension of Private George Gibbs, dated at Toronto, September 10, 1839. The documents in this series are all originals, with the exception of two photocopies of the order from the Brigade Office.