WARD JONATHAN Autograph Document Signed JWardColonel

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WARD, JONATHAN. Autograph Document Signed, "JWardColonel," furlough pass issued to a Minuteman at Cambridge two weeks before Bunker Hill. 1 page, on an irregular slip, 2 3/4x7 1/4 inches; folds, minimal wear. Cambridge, MA, 2 June 1775

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In full: "Camp at Cambridge June second 1775. Capt. Luke Drury has leave by a furlough for five days to be absent from camp and the guard are to let him pass & repass J Ward, Colonel." Captain Drury would have been back in time for the fighting. It was signed by Jonathan Ward (1727-1791) of Southborough, MA, who took over this Massachusetts regiment when Artemas Ward was promoted to general.