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Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 [Return for the 2nd Massachusetts Foot Brigade]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02779 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Document signed Date: 15 November 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 35 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment, rank, status, and alterations since the last return. Also includes a manuscript table on the verso with sick officers listed by status and name along with remarks. Noted as printed by F. Bailey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Countersigned A. Williams.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Williams, A., fl. 1783

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