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Dana, William, 1745-1809 [Account of new recruits made by Captain William Dana]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00327 Author/Creator: Dana, William, 1745-1809 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: circa May 1776 Pagination: 1p. +docket. 32.2 cm. x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

List thirty five enlisted men. Dana was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

Dana, William, 1745-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Revolutionary War
Military History
Continental Army
Artillery
Muster Rolls and Returns
Recruitment
The War for Independence

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