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Data taken from Long's Manuscripts which were presented by C. E. Long, Esq. to the British Museum in March 1842
A General Return of the Militia of the Island of Jamaica
the 31st day of October 1778
Names of Counties and Parishes | By Colour | Total | Maroons |
Including Officers and Privates | |||
Eastern Division of Horse | 389 | ||
Kingston Regiment of Foot | 704 Whites | ||
315 Colour | 1119 | ||
Port Royal | 126 Whites | ||
39 Colour | 165 | ||
Saint Andrew | 120 Whites | ||
45 Colour | 165 | ||
Saint David and | |||
Saint Thomas in the East | 379 Whites | ||
71 Colour | 450 | ||
Portland | 123 Whites | ||
20 Colour | 143 | ||
Moore Town | 39 | ||
Saint George 1 Barrack Master | 1 | ||
Charles Town | 50 | ||
Middlesex Division of Horse | 333 | ||
Saint Catherine's Regiment of Foot | |||
Saint Thomas in the Vale - Light Horse | illegible | ||
Saint John's - Foot | |||
Saint Dorothy | 514 Whites | ||
294 Colour | 808 | ||
Vere | 116 Whites | ||
59 Colour | 175 | ||
Clarendon | 214 Whites | ||
152 Colour | 366 | ||
Saint Ann's - Light Horse | 32 | ||
Foot | 313 Whites | ||
50 Colour | 363 | ||
Saint Mary's - Light Horse | 50 | ||
Foot | 401 Whites | ||
86 Colour | 487 | ||
Scott's Hall | 13 | ||
Western Division of Horse | illegible | ||
Saint Elizabeth's Regiment of Foot | 243 Whites | ||
118 Colour | 361 | ||
Accompong Town | 22 | ||
Westmoreland Regiment of Foot | 408 Whites | ||
91 Colour | 499 | ||
Hanover | 309 Whites | ||
44 Colour | 353 | ||
Saint James | 474 Whites | ||
57 Colour | 531 | ||
Trelawny | 168 Whites | ||
37 Colour | 205 | ||
Trelawny Town | 100 | ||
Superintendants, Deputy Superintendants | |||
of Maroons, and Assistants | illegible | ||
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Addition to the Strength of the St. James and | |||
Trelawny Regiments of Foot and Troops of Horse | |||
by Major General Cookes return of the 21st | |||
and 23d of October 1778 | |||
St. James's Regiment of Foot | 70 | ||
Trelawny Regiment of Foot | 162 | ||
St. James's Troop of Horse | 6 | ||
Trelawny Troop of Horse | 32 | ||
270 | |||
Addition to the Maroons by ___ Fergusons Returns | |||
of Moore Town & Scott's Hall | 60 | ||
330 | |||
Strength as below | 8030 | ||
Total | 8360 | ||
(signed) J. Macdonald | |||
Adjutant General | |||
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Recapitulation | |||
Generals | 12 | ||
Staff | 54 | ||
Horse | 1243 | ||
Foot | 6063 | ||
Maroons of 3 Towns only - Charles Town, Accompong | |||
and Trelawny | 175 | ||
Artillery | 104 | ||
Engineers and Artificers | 43 | ||
Commanders of Forts, Gunners & Matrosses[?] Etc. | 105 | ||
Reformades Brevets, Invalids & Superannuated | 231 | ||
Total Strength of the Island | 8030 | ||
(signed) J. Macdonald | |||
Adjutant General |
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