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Davis, John, 1754-1818 Inspection return of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Isaac Pope Esqr. Capt.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.554.02 Author/Creator: Davis, John, 1754-1818 Place Written: Steenrapie, New Jersey Type: Document signed Date: 17 September 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 41.1 cm Order a Copy

Signed by John Davis as lieutenant and adjutant. Docketed 16 September 1780 by E. Virront, Lieutenant Colonel commanding inspection. Docketed in a second location on verso with indecipherable signature. Created at Camp Steenrapie, which was a Revolutionary War era military camp located in what is now known as Bergen County, New Jersey.

Davis, John, 1754-1818

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