Bird, John, ?-1777 [Certification of arrival of recruits]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.22 Author/Creator: Bird, John, ?-1777 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 27 March 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12.9 x 23.5 cm. Order a Copy
Certificate written in a secretarial hand for Bird as Lieutenant Colonel in 15th Regiment of Foot. Says he has received James Palmer and Jacob Goodenough from the 62nd Regiment of Foot. Bird died on 4 October 1777 at the Battle of Germantown.
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