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Finley, Samuel (fl. 1778-1782) [Grievances of the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10058 Author/Creator: Finley, Samuel (fl. 1778-1782) Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 19 November 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 35.6 x 23.4 cm. Order a Copy

To the committee chosen to present the regiment's grievances to Congress. Cosigned by Finley, a surgeon, Captain W. Mills, and Major Samuel Darby. They cite lack of pay, among other grievances. Written from camp near New Windsor.

Finley, Samuel, fl. 1778-1782
Wills, W., fl. 1782
Darby, Samuel, 1737-1807

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