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Jay, John, 1745-1829 [Promotion for John Moseley to Second Lieutenant]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00776 Author/Creator: Jay, John, 1745-1829 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 10 July 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 16.9 cm, Width: 26.1 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed. Congress promotes Mosely to Second Lieutenant in Colonel Harrison's regiment of artillery. Countersigned by P. Scull, Secretary of the Board of War. Vellum with a covered seal.

Jay, John, 1745-1829
Scull, P., fl. 1779
Mosely, John, fl. 1776-1779

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