In addition to muster rolls is a copy of the treaty executed in 1776 between the Duke of Brunswick and George III for hiring German mercenaries. Third Regiment, Company von Alberti, Company von Horn, Company von Penzel. Grenadier Battalion vacant Graff Grenadier Battalion von Loewenstein,Company von Biesenrodt, Company von Mondorff, Company von Wachs Grenadier Regiment d'Angelelli, Leib Conmpany Regiment von Bunau, Leib Company Regiment Erb Prinz (4 folls for this list names of Hessians captured at Yorktown), Company von Cochenhausen, Company von Fuchs Regiment von Lossberg, Jr., Company von Baurmeister, Company von Biesenrodt, Company von Romrod, Company von Wilmowsky, Leib Company. Anhalt Zerbst army under Riedesel, Regiment Prinz Friedrich, Grenadier Battalion von Mengen, Regiment von Riedesel, Regiment von Specht.The rosters list the following regiments: The rolls contain details such as the rank and names of the Hessians, casualties, and remarks, such as "sick in the Barracks." These rolls are certified by British commanding officers. Most of the rolls are from 17 and include lists for soldiers captured at Yorktown. This collection is comprised of seventy muster rolls and 15 related letters and documents of the German regiments employed by the British to fight in the American Revolutionary War.
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