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Lane, Daniel, 1740-1811 [Continental Army bounty]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.097 Author/Creator: Lane, Daniel, 1740-1811 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 21 May 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Lane signed as Captain. Certifies that he has received a bounty of 24 pounds from Benjamin Randall for each man from Stoughtonham, Massachusetts who served in the army for three years. Lists the names of the men.

Lane, Daniel, 1740-1811
Randall, Benjamin, fl. 1777

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