George Wray papers 1770-1848 Wray, George papers

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George Wray papers 1770-1848 Wray, George papers

The George Wray papers contain orders, receipts, correspondence, muster rolls, returns, and several bound volumes relating to Wray's work as commissary of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, primarily during the Revolutionary War.

16 volumes (4 linear feet)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391143

William L. Clements Library

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Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Artillery

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The 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery was commanded by Lt. Henry Seymour Conway. George Wray was commissary to the Royal Artillery. From the description of Muster roll and orders to the commissary, 1772-1781. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141544 ...

Traille, Peter.

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Fraser, James

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Epithet: Master RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x000271 Epithet: Bishop of Manchester British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001083.0x0001be Epithet: of Add MS 36988 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000215.0x000278 Epithet: of Add MS 35732...

Grant, John

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Epithet: Major; of Auchterblair British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x0002ba Epithet: of Add MS 40560 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x0002bd Epithet: Captain; late 78th Regt British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x0002b7 Epithet:...

Leonard, George

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Wray, George, 1728-1804.

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George Wray was born in England in 1728, and settled in New York during the French and Indian War. On June 21, 1765, he married Catharina Ten Broeck (b. 1737), with whom he had at least three children: George (d. 1768), Jennet or Jane (b. 1769), and Maria (b. 1771). In 1772, he was clerk of stores for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, stationed at New York. He followed the British Army to Boston in 1774, and in December 1775, he became commissary of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, in which capac...