I'm sure you'll get a bazillion answers to the Convention Army question, so here's a quick URL: http://www.poorhousestory.com/MD_Frederick_POWstory.htm What caught my eye was the note of being drafted from the 84th. The 84th Regiment was the Royal Highland Emigrants, a unit on the Provincial Establishment, whom I do not believe were at Saratoga. They were raised primarily from Loyalist settlers in the Mohawk Valley, so some individuals may have been with Burgoyne for the campaign. The reference to the 2nd is puzzling. The 24th might be a reference to the 24th Regiment, which was captured at Saratoga. Best regards, Ed -- For Revolutionary War information on the Internet, your first choice should be AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORG

Hi Ed, Thank you for reply and another interesting story. "Ed St.Germain" wrote: > I'm sure you'll get a bazillion answers to the Convention Army question, > so here's a quick URL: > http://www.poorhousestory.com/MD_Frederick_POWstory.htm > > What caught my eye was the note of being drafted from the 84th. Well I'm an 84th researcher, so mine as well. This man is listed in the 84th, 2nd Batt, 8th Coy with an enlistment date of 6/83. See below:-) > The 84th Regiment was the Royal Highland Emigrants, a unit on the > Provincial Establishment, whom I do not believe were at Saratoga. They > were raised primarily from Loyalist settlers in the Mohawk Valley, so > some individuals may have been with Burgoyne for the campaign. > > The reference to the 2nd is puzzling. The 24th might be a reference to > the 24th Regiment, which was captured at Saratoga. > I redid it for you; the subject has two columns and not adjacent; really misleading for screen viewing. The format is: A)SURNAME - BUSH B)GIVENNAME - WILLIAM C)DESTINAT3 [blank] D)DESTINAT2 [blank] E)DESTINAT1 [blank] F)RESIDENCE3 [blank] G)RESIDENCE2 [blank] H)RESIDENCE1 [blank] I)ORIGIN3 [blank] J)ORIGIN2 [blank] K)ORIGIN1 [blank] L)DOCUMENT - ACCOUNT M)DATE - 1783/10/08 N)SEEALSO [blank] O)SUBJECT - CASH PAID TO SOLDIERS DRAFTED FROM THE CONVENTION ARMY;DRAFTED FROM [24th] P)RANK - [blank] Q)REGIMENT - 84TH (2ND) [enlistment would be 6/83] R)OCCUPATION [blank] S)DEPARTMENT [blank] T)RACE [blank] U)SEX [blank] V)PLACE [blank] W)PAGE - 9320 X)IDCODE - B3280 Y)CONT[of subject field] - 24TH Z) REEL - M365 BUSH WILLIAM ACCOUNT 1783/10/08 CASH PAID TO SOLDIERS DRAFTED FROM THE CONVENTION ARMY;DRAFTED FROM 84TH (2ND) 9320 B3280 THE 24TH M-365 Regards, Jan