Carter, Jonathan (fl. 1777) Return of Officers of the detachment of the Royal Regt of Artillery that come under the discription of the Kings order given out by Sir Guy Carlton the 9th of May 1777
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.05 Author/Creator: Carter, Jonathan (fl. 1777) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: circa September 1777 Pagination: 1 p. ; 15.4 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Carter as a Captain in the Royal Artillery sometime after the Battle of Freeman's Farm in the Saratoga campaign. Lists the death of Captain Thomas Jones who died in action on 19 September 1777. Says he is survived by a wife.
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