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Lowell, John, 1743-1802 [Commission of Thomas Marshall as Colonel of the Boston Regiment of Militia]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.005.02 Author/Creator: Lowell, John, 1743-1802 Place Written: Watertown, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 1 May 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 39 cm Order a Copy

Signed by 15 other members of the Council of the Massachusetts Bay.

Lowell, John, 1743-1802
Marshall, Thomas, fl. 1776-1779

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