I represent John Fogle. I enlisted as a private in His Majesty’s 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot in 1756 and served in America until 1764, when I was captured by native people. I was taken up the Mississippi and was subjected to “inhumane treatment” for four years. In an undated memorial written sometime after 1783, I would declare that my body still bore the marks of those years. In 1768 I joined the 34th Regiment and served as a sergeant and interpreter for 18 months. When I was discharged in West Florida, my small household (myself, my wife, and one enslaved person) settled on the Tensaw River for 16 years. But in 1779, I answered Gov. Chester’s call and reported to Pensacola when Spain declared war. I was given a commission as a lieutenant of a light cavalry company and served for six months before being captured at Mobile by the Spaniards. I went back to my home on parole, but the Spanish were coming so I and my wife left everything behind and made a journey of six weeks to get to Georgia. It was a long and winding road for me to get back to England. Part of my claim for loss was for a house and bakehouse in Pensacola.
Sources: 65, 66, 80