Author: Carter, William
Biography:
CARTER, William (fl 1775-85)
As stated on the title page of one edition of his book of verse--which went to three editions--he served with the 40th Regiment of Foot (2nd Somersetshire regiment). W. Carter was listed as a lieutenant in the company on 17 Nov. 1775. The regiment was stationed in Dublin, Ireland, when it was ordered to Cork for embarkation to Boston on 27 Nov. 1775. Carter later also published A Genuine Detail of the Several Engagements, Positions, and Movements of the Royal and American Armies (1784); it is arranged as a series of letters to an unnamed friend but the letters include no personal biographical details. Nothing more is known. (R. H. R. Smythies, Historical Records of the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment [1894]) SR