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February 27, 1760

Lovell, Nathan, 1742-1760

Autograph document signed

Title: [Nathan Lovell's military enlistment during the French and Indian War]

Lovell enlists himself in the British army from the Province of Massachusetts Bay, noting that he received five dollars as bounty money from Captain Timothy Hamant. Indicates that he is joining a mission for "the total Reduction of Canada." Lovell died on 26 October 1760 at Ticonderoga, New York.

GLC01450.290

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