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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | Certification of arrival of recruits |
| Date | 27 March 1777 |
| Author | Bird, John (d. 1777) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Written in a secretarial hand for Bird as Lieutenant Colonel of 15th Regiment of Foot. Certifies that James Ainsworth and George Lupton, recruits from the 20th Regiment of Foot, have joined his regiment. Bird died on 4 October 1777 at the Battle of Germantown. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Recruitment Muster Rolls and Returns |
| People | Bird, John (d. 1777) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |