Keith nuttle wrote:
> Lieutenancy is an item list on the Revolutionary War Military Abstract
> Card File for Pennsylvania. I do not believe it is a rank for two
> reason. One there is a blank for rank and the other, there appears to
> be a county is entered in the Lieutenancy blank.
>
> The example I have is
> Name: Bastian Barlet.
> Rank: Pvt.
> Lieutenancy: Berks
> Company: Capt. Daniel Deturk 3rd co.
>
> Could someone provide a definition of the term "Lieutenancy" as used in
> these index cards.
"Lieutenancy areas are the separate areas of the United Kingdom appointed
a Lord Lieutenant - the
representative of the British monarch. ..."
From this, considering the time frame, it can be surmised that in this
context a Lieutenancy would
be an area or district for some jurisdictional purpose.
--
Gene Y.
n2kvs
Researching Young, Zies, Harer & Cox with
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