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Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776 [Captain Thomas Waite Foster's account for January, including December and April]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00347 Author/Creator: Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 26 June 1776 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 31.1 cm Order a Copy

Invoice concerns pay, blanket money, and mentions recruitment. Foster was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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