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Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759 [Court case]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08932 Author/Creator: Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 20 October 1746 Pagination: 12 p. : Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Appears to be a petition. Consists of expenses and reserve pay for his efforts in the expedition against Cape Breton and the siege of Louisburg. Documents includes copied signatures of a number of people, including a Mr. Hutchinson, Sir William Pepperrell, a Peter Warren and William Shirley.

Hutchinson, fl. 1746
Pepperrell, William, 1696-1759
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
Warren, P., fl. 1746
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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