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Paterson, John, 1744-1808 [Return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10562 Author/Creator: Paterson, John, 1744-1808 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Document signed Date: 1 November 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 40.3 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the first Massachusetts brigade of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a chart on the verso regarding sick officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

Bailey, F., fl. 1781-1792
Paterson, John, 1744-1808

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