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Perry, Nehemiah D., 1827-1911 [Appointment of Thomas F. Burpee as captain of infantry "C" company of the fifth regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.390 Author/Creator: Perry, Nehemiah D., 1827-1911 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Document signed Date: 12 September 1855 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 42.5 cm, Width: 35 cm Order a Copy

Appointment of Thomas F. Burpee asAppointment of Thomas F. Burpee as captain of infantry "C" company of the fifth regiment signed by Nehemiah D. Perry as Conneticut Secretary of State. Cosigned by William T. Minor as Governor of Conneticut. Includes printed Conneticut seal. Docket on verso.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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