Local History at the Old Stone Fort - Butlers Rangers Badge

The Old Stone Fort’s Clay Edmunds sent us this neat piece of history this week. This Butler's Rangers badge was made in 1780. These heavy brass badges helped keep the leather flap top of the soldier's cartridge box closed. Butler's Rangers were a British provincial Military Unit led by Loyalist John Butler from 1777-1784.

Last week we ran a photo of a sewing material holder owned by Nancy Benedict Williams. She owned it but we have no evidence she created it herself.