Brickett, James, 1738-1818 Report of the day.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00195 Author/Creator: Brickett, James, 1738-1818 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 June 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 9.4 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy
Indicates that Brickett, the Officer of the Day, made the usual rounds, found the sentries alert, and discovered nothing extraordinary. A note on the back lists some names, places, and numbers. Brickett was a Lieutenant Colonel in Col. James Frye's regiment of Minutemen. He fought at Bunker Hill and later during the Revolutionary War became a brigadier general.
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