Brown, Andrew, ?-1797 [A muster roll of Capt. Claps Company]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.241.04 Author/Creator: Brown, Andrew, ?-1797 Place Written: Dorchester, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 1 November 1779 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 30.6 x 38.5 cm. Order a Copy
Muster roll for of Captain Lemuel Clap's company in the Massachusetts Guard. Lists name, rank, and enlistment date of men in the regiment. Almost all the men enlisted 11 August, though some later. A third of the men in the company are named Clap. Andrew Brown signs as Commishioner of Musters. Captain Lemuel Clap and Lieutenant Aaron Bird swear to the document by signing. Signed before John Avery, who signs as justice of the peace. Also a list by rank of the number of men present and absent. Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
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