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Letter from James Gray, 5 February 1791
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James Gray was an officer in the British Army. He was born in Scotland in 1731. He migrated to the United States in 1763, settling in Albany, New York. During the American Revolutionary War, he fought in the King's Royal Reigment of New York. In 1777, he relocated near New Johnstown (now Cornwall), Upper Canada along with a number of other loyalists. He attained the rank of Major and continued to fight during the remainder of the war. Gray was married to Elizabeth Low, and they had several children together, including the judge Robert Isaac Dey Gray. He died on 11 May 1795 in Cornwall, Ontario.
Letter from Jas Gray to James Morrison about politics and a shipment of beef. The political contents of the letter discuss Simco's appointment as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and resentment about his appointment.