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27 June 1776

Pierce, Thomas, fl. 1775-1778

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Captain Thomas Pierce's account for January, including December and April]

Invoice concerns pay, blanket money, and mentions recruitment. Pierce was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00353

17 July 1776

Pierce, Thomas, fl. 1775-1778

Document

Title: [Pay abstract for Captain Thomas Pierce's Company of artillery in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Docket indicates that Pierce's company was paid 13 August 1776.

GLC02437.09534

January 1776

Pierce, Thomas, fl. 1775-1778

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Abstract of pay for Captain Pierce's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]

Abstract of pay for Thomas Pierce's company of artillery for the month of January 1776. Lists men with pay amounts by rank.

GLC02437.09499