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Patten, William, 1731-1796 [Muster roll for Colonel Drummon's Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.603.03 Author/Creator: Patten, William, 1731-1796 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 6 September 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Patten signs with various other sergeants, corporals, drum and fife, and privates, verifying their receipt of one month's pay. Drummon's Regiment was part of Captain Lewis's (possibly Morgan Lewis's) Company.

Patten, William, 1731-1796
Lewis, Morgan, 1737-1784

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