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Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848 [Lieutenant Henry Burbeck's account for May, 1776]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00393 Author/Creator: Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 24 July 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 19.3 x 31.5 cm. Order a Copy

Account of officer pay and bounties. Burbeck was a lieutenant in Henry Knox's artillery regiment.

Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

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