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Whitwell, Samuel, 1754-1791 [Grievances of the Light Infantry of the Massachusetts Line]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10061 Author/Creator: Whitwell, Samuel, 1754-1791 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 20 November 1782 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 35.5 cm, Width: 23.6 cm Order a Copy

Directed to General Henry Knox and others chosen to present grievances of the Massachusetts Line before Congress. Signed by Whitwell, B. River, and B. Bradford, of the Light Infantry. They cite lack of pay, among other grievances. Possibly created in New York.

Whitwell, Samuel, 1754-1791

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