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Machin, Thomas, 1744-1816 [Return of recruits inlisted and sworn to serve for three years]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01378 Author/Creator: Machin, Thomas, 1744-1816 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: March 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13.3 cm, Width: 24.5 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Captain Machin of the Second Regiment of Artillery. Document lists John Christy and John McDonald as having sworn to serve three years during the war.

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