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unknown, 1808-1875 [Society of Colonial Wars membership application for I. H. Payne]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00044.07.02 Author/Creator: unknown, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document Date: Circa 1865 Pagination: Envelope Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

A application to be part of the Society of Colonial Wars, includes geneological line for the applicant as well as a description of the service of his ancestor

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Payne, Inman H., 1822-?
unknown, 1808-1875

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