| Index Entry | Fifer, in Boston, found officer's corpse on Deer Island |
| Location | Boston |
| Citation | CJ-B.776.021 2 Aug 1776:42 (10) New-York, July 22. . . Extract of a letter from Boston, July 18, 1776. Last Saturday Commodore Banks's first Lieut. killed in the engagement with Captain Mugford, was found by a fifer on Deer-Island, --had in his pocket, five guineas and four dollars, a gold watch, and by his side a silver hilted sword. |
| Generic Title | Continental Journal |
| Date | 1776.08.02 |
| Publisher | Gill, John |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1776 |
| Bibliography | B0015553 |