[Independent Company of Invalids [Royal Navy]] Manuscript entitled Return of Levy money & subsistence for Captain Thomas Hardymans Independent Company Subsisted from the dates of attestations till disposed of. Signed T.J. Hardyman | Captain[...]

Two pages, fol., bifolium (partly separated), aged, closed tears, text apparently complete. The text comprises columns headed as follows: Names; Subsisted From/To; [Days?]; Amount; Remarks. Example: [Serjeants] John Johnston; 15 Oct.1790/21 Jan.1791. Forty Five soldiers were invalids delivered to the Town Mayor of Portsmouth. List comprises [13] serjeants and corporals (and drummers?), 82 Privates, Then sub-totals and total, concluding as follows To Amount of Subsistence & Levt money brought forward ?514.15.10 | Deduct, for 13 Men wanting to complete the Establishment of the Company at ?10.10 ...?378.5.10: Note: In Wikipedia entry for Lucius Ferdinand Hardyman, his father is named as Thomas Hardyman (1736-1814), a captain in the British Army. Note: It appear sthat nobody has seen fit to explore the nature and history of this Company, except perhaps James Curtis in Notes & Queries. See WorldCat for reference. SEE IMAGE (most of first page).