Military commission of George Ridout in the York Militia, June 1812

Description
Sponsors
1812 History
Department of Canadian Heritage This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.
Creator
Brock, Isaac, Author
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Documents
Description
This is the military commission appointing George Ridout to the rank of Lieutenant in the Flank Company of the Third Regiment of the York Militia. It was issued by Isaac Brock, President Administering the Government of Upper Canada and Major General Commanding his Majesty’s forces therein on June 29, 1812. It is signed by Brock in the lower right corner and includes a red wax seal in the upper left corner. The Flank Company was composed of selected volunteers who could be fully outfitted with muskets and ammunition. In a letter to his brother Thomas, George wrote of his impending promotion, “I am to be promoted to a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Company which is a Flank Compy. [abbr.] composed of picked men nearly of a size and who are tolerably well disciplined.” (Thomas Ridout Family Fonds, 25 June 1812, F43, Archives of Ontario; Robert Malcomson, Capital in Flames: The American Attack On York, 1813, Montreal: Robin Brass Studio, 2008, p. 23.)
Date of Publication
30 Jun 1812
Subject(s)
Collection
Brockiana Collection, James A. Gibson Library, Brock University
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.01681 Longitude: -79.88293
Donor
Dr. Alexander Bain and family, 2009.
Creative Commons licence
Public Domain [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Ridout Commission, 30 June 1812, Brockiana Collection, Brock University Archives, Brock University.
Reproduction Notes
Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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