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Gould, James, fl. 1776 [Requests for wages for Revolutionary War service in Cambridge, Massachusetts]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.218.02 Author/Creator: Gould, James, fl. 1776 Place Written: Hopkinton, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 11 April 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Also signed by William Peirce, Jonathan Whitney, Jacob Chamberlain, William Gibbs, John Barrett, and Phineas Chamberlain. Asks Captain Royel to pay Ensign James Gould the wages of the seven signatories for their service.

Gould, James, fl. 1776
Peirce, William, fl. 1776
Whitney, Jonathan, fl. 1776
Chamberlain, Jacob, fl. 1776
Gibbs, William, fl. 1776
Barrett, John, fl. 1776
Chamberlain, Phineas, fl. 1776

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