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Tucker, Joseph, 1754-1804 [Certification regarding Reuben Chace, former soldier in the 7th Massachusetts Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02994 Author/Creator: Tucker, Joseph, 1754-1804 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 12 April 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13.1 x 17.8 cm. Order a Copy

Certifies that Chace served during the war in the 7th Massachusetts Regiment. Cosigned by Colonel Henry Jackson, who attests to the veracity of Tucker's claim.

Tucker, Joseph, 1754-1804
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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