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Philipps, Caleb, fl. 1745 [Account of officers' pay per week and per month for an expedition to Cape Breton]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.174 Author/Creator: Philipps, Caleb, fl. 1745 Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 7 February 1745 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 29.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Lists officers, how many there were, and the corresponding accounts. The last line notes that their was a "Bounty to each Centinel & a Blanket."

Philipps, Caleb, fl. 1745

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