Journal of Luke Drury, 1779-1780, 1787, 1817, 1819.

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Journal of Luke Drury, 1779-1780, 1787, 1817, 1819.

Handwritten account of Drury's experiences in the Revolutionary War with Col. Sheldon's Light Dragoons. Includes an entry on the drowning death of Caleb Lamb in 1780, court marshalls, list of students in his school at Grafton, Mass. in 1780, and notes concerning farming activities.

1 v. (25 p.) ; 17 cm.

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Lamb, Caleb, d. 1780.

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Drury, Luke, 1737-1811

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In 1781, Luke Drury (1737-1811) of Grafton, Mass. commanded a regiment of Massachusetts militia posted on garrison duty at West Point. From the description of Orderly book of Colonel Drury's regiment of Massachusetts militia, 1781, Oct. 1 - Nov. 27, West Point (N. Y.). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122288786 Soldier in Revolutionary War and Shays Rebellion, later a state legislator and local politician in Grafton, Mass. ...