"Ebinezer Drake, Massachusetts Regiment", (District of Maine), signed letter to Wm Edgecomb dated "Solon Septr 19th, 1732" confirming Wm Chase (?) and his military career..."thought I had seen him in some Department of the Army and by inquiring found he belonged to the Provincial Troops that served in Genl. (?) Expedition on Newport, tis my impression I saw him there and in Providence in winter quarters....accurate details of the movements of our troops from first to last, if he had not been there as a soldier, could not have done it., cover addressed to Cortlandville (NY), Very Fine, no postal rates, in need of research.
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