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United States. Continental Congress. Extract from minutes of Congress re: raising Maryland troops

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01205.02 Author/Creator: United States. Continental Congress. Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1776/12/31 Pagination: 1 p. 33 x 22 cm Order a Copy

Disbound. Directs Smallwood to raise Maryland troops Was written in Congress.

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