Notice of Service from Captain Asa Lawrence to Oliver Patch     

Although small in size, this document tells the important story of Sergeant Oliver Patch of Groton. In the document, Captain Asa Lawrence confirms that Sergeant Oliver Patch served in his company of minutemen and militia, marching on Lexington and Concord on April 19th, 1775, where he “behaved like a good soldier”. It then goes on to say that he was badly wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill, but does not mention a death.