Carleton, Guy, 1724-1808 [Appointment of Thomas Bowden a major in the British Army]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.552 Author/Creator: Carleton, Guy, 1724-1808 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 October 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : vellum : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 42 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by M. Morgann. Bowden was appointed a "Major to the Second Battalion of Brigadier General DeLancey's Brigade, commanded by Colonel Gabriel G. Ludlow, and likewise to be Captain of a Company in said Regiment." Accompanied by paper seal in top left corner.
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