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Comstock, Oliver, fl. 1791 [Enlistment paper for Oliver Comstock]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05004 Author/Creator: Comstock, Oliver, fl. 1791 Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document Date: 17 June 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33.8 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Enlistment paper for Oliver Comstock who voluntarily joined the army as a private. He signed up for six months with the First Regiment of Levies at Fort Washington near Cincinnati, Ohio. His unit was raised under an act signed by President Washington on 3 March 1791 to protect the frontier. Also contains an oath of allegiance. Contains Comstock's clerical signature as well as the clerical signature of George Woods, who acts as a witness. Marked as "No 8."

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