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Fernald, Tobias, 1744-1784 [Grievances of the Tenth Massachusetts Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10059 Author/Creator: Fernald, Tobias, 1744-1784 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 19 November 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 35.5 cm, Width: 23.2 cm Order a Copy

Possibly written near New Windsor, New York, to the committee chosen to present the regiment's grievances to Congress. Cosigned by Lieutenant Colonel Fernald, Captain Lieutenant N. C. Allen, and Lieutenant Anselm Tupper. They cite lack of pay, among other grievances.

Fernald, Tobias, 1744-1784
Allen, N.C., fl. 1782
Tupper, Anselm, 1763-1808

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