Hill, Jonathan (fl. 1777-1782) Document listing wounded officer in 9th Regiment of Foot
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.74 Author/Creator: Hill, Jonathan (fl. 1777-1782) Place Written: Prospect Hill, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 4 April 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 19.2 x 15.5 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Hill. Lists Ensign Alexander Salans as wounded in the left arm. Mentions that he paid for part of his "cure" and that he was given a certificate with the monthly returns of 1 April 1778. Mentions three widows and two orphans whose husbands and fathers were killed and who are to have their passage back to Great Britain paid by the regiment. That the passage would be paid is from the General Order dated 9 May 1777 in Quebec.
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