hes, showing that few Indians could have
been more industrious than himself in gathering that description of
military trophies."[132]
The close of the Revolution found the First Battalion of the King's
Regiment of New York stationed at Isle aux Noix and Carleton Island with
their wives and children to the number of one thousand four hundred and
sixty-two. The following is a list of the officers of both Battalions at
the close of the War:
"RETURN OF THE OFFICERS OF THE LATE FIRST BATTALION, KING'S ROYAL
REGIMENT OF NEW YORK."
-------|-------------------|--------|-------|------------------------------
| | |Length | FORMER SITUATIONS AND
Rank | NAMES |Place of| of | REMARKS
| |Nativity|Service|
-------|-------------------|--------|-------|------------------------------
Lt |Sir John Johnson |America | 8 yrs.|Succeeded his father, the late
Col | Bart | | | Sir Wm. Johnson, as a
Com | | | | Maj. Gen. of the Northern
Lt | | | | Dis. of the Prov. of New
| | | | York; was in possession
| | | | of nearly 200,000 acres of
| | | | valuable land, lost in
| | | consequence
| | | | of the rebellion.
Maj |James Gray |Scotland|26 yrs.|Ensign in Lord London's
| | | | Regt., 1745; Lieut, and
| | | | Capt. in ye 42nd till after
| | | | taking the Havannah, at
| | | | which time he sold out.
| | | | Had some landed property,
| | | | part of which is secured
| | | | to his son, ye remnant
| | | | lost in consequence
| | | | of the rebellion.
Capt |Angus McDonell |Scotland|25 yrs.|Ensign in 60th Regt. July
| | | | 8th, 1760; Lieut, in same
| | | | regt., 27th Dec., 1770.
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