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Fry, John, fl. 1756 to James Greenwood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.262 Author/Creator: Fry, John, fl. 1756 Place Written: Sutton, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 4, 1756 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 14.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Captain Fry orders Greenwood to have the soldiers drafted to from "Capt Holman Company for the Relief of our Provincial Troops" to appear on October 7, 1756 prepared to march to Albany to fight in the French and Indian War.

Fry, John, fl. 1756
Greenwood, James, fl. 1756

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