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Porter, J.C., fl. 1850 [Appointment of Thomas F. Burpee as 3rd Sergeant L, M Company Conn Militia]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.387 Author/Creator: Porter, J.C., fl. 1850 Place Written: Rockville, Conneticut Type: Document signed Date: 10 September 1850 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 43.6 cm, Width: 35.7 cm Order a Copy

Appointment of Thomas F. Burpee as 3rd Sergeant L, M Company Conn Militia Signed by J.C. Porter, esquire. Includes printed Conneticut seal. Docket on verso. Printed by the "Press of Elihu Geer" in Hartford, Conneticut.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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