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| | Patterson |
 | | George Patterson was a native of the old city of Perth, Scotland, and a soldier in the 37th regiment of British Foot. |
 | | In another regiment stationed near his was a private named Samuel Muirhead, also a Scotchman, who, just as the two armies were about to join in deadly combat, asked his superior officer for leave to fall out of the ranks for a minute or two. |
 | | The deceased was a native of Perth, in Scotland, and came to Canada in 1814 with his Regiment, the 37th Regiment of Foot, and took his part in the struggle then going on with the neighbouring States. |
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