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A Button of the 64th Reg[i]ment, found at Castle Island Fort Independance in Boston Harbour

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

September 24, 1816

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 81

Additional Source Text:

"Supposed to belong to the 64th Rigt. in the British service."

Notes:

Fort Independence, on Castle Island in Boston, was built on the site formerly occupied by Castle William, where the British 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot was stationed from 1772 to 1776.