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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Certificate regarding Lieutenant John Tharp's pay]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01020 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 6 July 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.4 cm, Width: 18.1 cm Order a Copy

Captain Patten certifies that Tharp, from Morris County, New Jersey, enlisted 27 November 1776. Lists Tharp's promotions. Directed to Brigadier General Henry Knox.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Tharp, John, 1751-1819

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