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Whitney, Josiah, 1752-1837 [Return of Colonel Whitney's Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.190.02 Author/Creator: Whitney, Josiah, 1752-1837 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 4 September 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20 cm, Width: 24.5 cm Order a Copy

Possibly created in an area known as Patuxet, Massachusetts. Lists the names of 13 captains. States that this document is intended for General Enoch Titcomb. Possibly created by Colonel Josiah Whitney.

Whitney, Josiah, 1752-1837
Titcomb, Enoch, 1747-1814

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