Bird, John, ?-1777 [Certification of arrival of recruits]

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GLC#
GLC04764.23-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
March 27, 1777
Author/Creator
Bird, John, ?-1777
Title
[Certification of arrival of recruits]
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 12.9 cm, Width: 23.7 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Certificate written in a secretarial hand for Bird as Lieutenant Colonel in 15th Regiment of Foot. Certifies that John Beamont and James Watson, recruits from the 24th Regiment of Foot, have joined his 15th Regiment. Bird died on 4 October 1777 at the Battle of Germantown.

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