William Howe (1729 1814 British general who succeeded Gen Thomas Gage as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in North America commanded forces at Bunker Hill in New York and around Philadelphia resigned in protest against British lack of support D.S. "W. Howe Colonel lp oblong folio [n.p.] Oct 28 1794 an appointment of John Murray as Surgeons Mate Signed as Colonel of the 19th Regiment of Light Dragoons Moderate soiling but quite presentable, with red wax seal