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Glover, John, 1732-1797 [March 1779 payroll for Captain Joseph Hodgkins's Company]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01828 Author/Creator: Glover, John, 1732-1797 Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Document signed Date: 23 April 1779 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

General Glover signs at Providence, attesting that this document was sworn before him 23 April (on verso). Lieutenant Michal Houdin also signs on verso, attesting to the validity of this pay roll. Lists officer names, rank, length of service, and amount of pay. States that Hodgkins's Company was part of a regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Bigelow.

Houdin, Michal, fl. 1779
Glover, John, 1732-1797
Bigelow, Timothy, 1739-1790
Hodgkins, Joseph, 1743-1829

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