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Ogilvie, James (fl. 1777) [Certification of arrival of recruits]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.29 Author/Creator: Ogilvie, James (fl. 1777) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 12 March 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.5 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Written in a secretarial hand for Major Ogilvie of the 4th Regiment of Foot. Cosigned by Major Robert Kingston, a staff officer under General John Burgoyne. Certifies that James Barnett, William Mitchell, and John Freeman were received from the 62nd Regiment of Foot.

Kingston, Robert M., fl. 1776-1779

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