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Seymour, Thomas, 1735-1829 [Certification of service for Zephaniah Briggs]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.131.02 Author/Creator: Seymour, Thomas, 1735-1829 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1775 circa Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 4.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that Briggs served in Captain Benjamin Lee's company in 1758 as a private soldier.

Seymour, Thomas, 1735-1829
Briggs, Zephaniah, fl. 1775

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