Bundle of Papers re Augmentation of the Militia

Scope and Content

The bundle contains papers relating to the augmentation of the Royal Regiment of Cheshire Militia. They include miscellaneous statements of account, receipts and invoices for the augmentation fund (EGR4/1/2/5/1-9, /11-13, /16, /19-22, /30), letters to George Harry Grey (1737-1819), 5th Earl of Stamford, relating to a grant to the fund for naval volunteers, subscriptions to the augmentation fund, a county meeting at Northwich and offers of service (/10, /14-15, /17-18, /23-28), and a copy of the Chester Courant (/29).