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Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840 Weekly Return of the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10179 Author/Creator: Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 November 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 35.3 cm, Width: 23.2 cm Order a Copy

List of the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery. Includes list people present in corp by rank and status, where they are on duty, who is on the staff, among others. Of the four captains listed, two are present for duty and the others are on the staff. Signed by "Sam. Cooper Adjutant" and "Henry Burbeck Capt. Command." Watermarked with a crest, three fleur-de-lis inside and "1780" underneath. Location from docket.

Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840
Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

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