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Letter from Sir William Boothby, Colonel of the 6th Regiment of Foot to Col Adam Williamson, Deputy Adjutant General, 17 May 1782. Writes that the Regiment is generally from the county of Warwickshire and would like Warwickshire to be their county name; also lists the ability of the affiliation to help prevent desertions. From a group of 52 letters replying to letters from Adam Williamson asking each of the Colonels of the Regiments of Foot to choose a county name, 1782.