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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Certification of payment of troops in Knox's artillery regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00330 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 3 June 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10.2 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that the men in Captain Edward Burbeck's (formerly Captain John Popkin's) company have been paid through January, 1776. Also notes that some members of Burbeck's previous company have only been paid through January as well.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Popkin, John, fl. 1771-1783
Burbeck, Edward, 1740-1783

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