 Gore graduated in 1776 , and promptly enlisted in the Continental artillery regiment of his brother @-@ in @-@ law Thomas Crafts , where he served as a clerk until 1778 . The Gore family was divided by the war : Gore 's father was a Loyalist who left Boston when the British Army evacuated the city in March 1776 . Gore was consequently called upon to support his mother and three sisters , who remained in Boston . In 1779 Gore successfully petitioned the state for the remaining family 's share of his father 's seized assets . 
 Gore graduated in 1776 , and promptly enlisted in the Continental artillery regiment of his brother @-@ in @-@ law Thomas Crafts , where he served as a clerk until 1778 . The Gore family was divided by the war : Gore <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>father was a Loyalist <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>left Boston when the British Army evacuated the city in March 1776 . Gore was consequently called upon to support his mother and three sisters , <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>who</mark></a>remained in Boston . In 1779 Gore successfully petitioned the state for the remaining family <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>share of his father <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>seized assets . 
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