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Bissell, Daniel, 1754-1824 A weekly report of the recruits at Middletown under the command of Ensign Daniel Bissell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05934 Author/Creator: Bissell, Daniel, 1754-1824 Place Written: Middletown, Rhode Island Type: Autograph document signed Date: 28 September 1793 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.3 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Reports that there are 8 privates and 1 sergeant on duty at Middletown, Rhode Island.

Bissell, Daniel, 1754-1824

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