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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09049.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Luke Drury to Jonathan Ward complaining about public slander by Joseph Perry |
| Date | 29 October 1782 |
| Author | Drury, Luke (fl. 1775-1782) |
| Recipient | Ward, Jonathan |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Complaint to former commander, now Worcester Co. J.P., Jonathan Ward, about public slander by Joseph Perry. Quotes Perry as saying he was never fit to be a colonel, that he cowardly ran from battle at Bunker Hill, and that he committed adultery with an Indian squaw. |
| Subjects | Battle of Bunker Hill American Indian History Continental Army Corruption and Scandal |
| People | Drury, Luke (fl. 1775-1782) Ward, Jonathan (fl. 1775-1782) Perry, Joseph (fl. 1756-1782) |
| Place written | Grafton, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Joseph Perry to Jonathan Ward apologizing for slandering Luke Drury's good name |