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Titcomb, Jonathan, 1728-1817 [Convention Army]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09050 Author/Creator: Titcomb, Jonathan, 1728-1817 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 5 November 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Appointing Jacob Gerrish "Colonel of Regiment raised for a Guard to the Prisoners who surrendered to Major General Gates: and you are to march said Regiment, without Delay to General Heath's Headquarters" in Boston.

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