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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Resignation]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08145 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript note Date: circa 1781-1794 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 8.1 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Resignation of a Captain Freeman, possibly Constant Freeman, from the Army and a request to not receive the "half pay granted by Congress." Appears to be written in Samuel Shaw's hand.

Freeman, Constant, 1757-1824
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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