Pulteney's Regiment (13th Foot)

Extracts from Gen. Braddock's Orders

Major General Edward Braddock's Orderley Books
From the Originals in the Congressional Library, Published 1878

CAMP at ALELAXDRIA,
Thursday 27th March, 1755.

The Women of each Regiment are to march with the Provost and none upon any acct are to appear with the men when under arms.

ALEXANDRIA,
Monday April 7th, 1755.

A Greater number of Women having been brought over than those allowed by the Government sufficient for washing with a view that the Hospital might be servd; and complaint being made that a concert is enterd into not to serve with out exorbitant Wages a Return will be calld for of those who shall refuse to serve for six pence per day and their Provisions that they may be turnd out of camp and others got in their places.

CAMP AT FORT CUMBERLAND,
Saturday, May 10th, 1755.

The articles of war to be read tomorrow morning, at which time the servants, women and followers of the army are to attend with the respective corps and companies that they belong to.

CAMP AT FORT CUMBERLAND,
Sunday, May 18th, 1755.

Six women per Company are allowed to each of the two Regiments and the Independent Companys; Four Women to each of the companys of carpenters Virginia and Maryland Rangers five women to the troop of Light Horse, as many to the detachment of seamen, and 5 to the detachment of artillery.

His Excellency expect that this order will be punctually complied with as no more Provsn will be allowed to be drawn for than for the above number of women.

CAMP AT FORT CUMBERLAND.
Wednesday, 21st of May 1755.

The provost is to go his round every Day through all the Roads leading to the camp, Every soldier or woman that he shall meet with on the other side of the River, or beyond the advanced Picquets without a pass from the Regiment or from the officer commanding the company to which they belong, he is to order his executioner to tye them up and give them fifty lashes and to march them prisoners thro' the Camp to expose them.

CAMP AT FORT CUMBERLAND.
Friday, June 6th, 1755.

No more women are allowed to march with each Regiment and Company than the number allowed of by His Excellency in the orders of the 18th of May.

Any soldier, sutler, woman or other person whatever who shall be detected in stealing, purloining or wasting of any provisions shall suffer Death.

No Soldiers wife to be suffered to march from this ground with a Horse as their own.

CAMP AT THE GROVE,
Wednesday, June 11th, 1755.

AFTER ORDERS.

No more than two Women per company to be allowd to march from the Camp, a List of the names of those that are to be sent back to be given into Captn Morris that there may be an Order sent to Colo Innes at Fort Cumberland to Victual them.

A List of the names of the women that are allowd to stay with the troops to be given into the Majr of Brigade and any woman that is found in camp and whose name is not in that List will for the first time be severely punished and for the second suffer Death.

CAMP AT THE LITTLE MEADOWS,
Tuesday, June 17th, 1755.

No woman to be victualled upon the detachments that march tomorrow and Thursday.

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