Thoughts Submitted . . . Respecting the Establishment of a Regimental Fund for the Relief of the Sick and Necessitous Wives of the Private Soldiers (Lincoln: S. Simmons, 1783).

Robert Hamilton (1749–1830) studied medicine in Edinburgh and served as surgeon’s mate of the 10th Foot from 1780 to 1785. He then entered private practice in Ipswich, but continued to be interested in the health of soldiers. Two years after leaving the 10th Foot, he published Duties of a Regimental Surgeon Considered, which was adapted and translated into German in 1790. Hamilton also revised and republished the English version again in 1794. His earlier publication on soldiers’ wives did not get as much attention, but it illustrated that officers were aware that soldiers might have dependants for whom they felt responsible. The book contained a dedication to Sir Andrew Cathcart, the commanding officer of the 10th, who, Hamilton attested, had often given charity “to many a helpless Female” from the regiment.