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Drury, Jotham (1741-1831) to

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.204.01 Author/Creator: Drury, Jotham (1741-1831) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 15 May 1777 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Verifies that Reuben Jager and William Crow enlisted in Drury's artillery company in colonel Crane's regiment. States that both men are "foreners from Irland." Both men were reported as foreigners in other official documents. Jager's name spelled Ruben Gager in this document.

Jotham Drury was an artillery captain.
Reuben Gager

Drury, Jotham, 1741-1831

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