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Granting a Furlough for a Minuteman Captain |
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 Col. Jonathan Ward. Autograph Document Signed “J Ward, Colonel”, “Camp at Cambridge”, June 2, 1775. 1p. 7 x 2.5 in.
Inventory # 20778.01 $1,000
A five-day furlough issued to Captain Luke Drury, of Grafton, MA, “to be absent from the Camp and the Guard are to let him pass & Repass.” Col. Jonathan Ward was a member of the Council of War that fortified Charlestown Neck, precipitating the Battle of Bunker Hill. During the battle, Ward and his men manned the rail fence covering the American retreat from Breed’s Hill.
Condition: margins slightly irregular, light vertical folds, fine condition.
For additional background on Luke Drury please click here.
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