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Machin, Thomas, 1744-1816 Return of recruits inlisted and sworn to serve for three years and during the war in the second regiment of artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb - By Captain Thomas Machin in the Month of April 1782

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01403 Author/Creator: Machin, Thomas, 1744-1816 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: April 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 17.3 cm Order a Copy

List of recruits to serve under Colonel John Lamb and under Captain Thomas Machin, with the date of their enlistment and the term of service. List includes Stephen Thacher, John Nicholas Villery, John Neale, Gardner Hopkins, Jon Wilson Beth, John Ludibeck, John Coleman, and John Frederickson. Date of 1 May 1782 added later in pencil.

Machin, Thomas, 1744-1816

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