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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Certificate]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02134 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 25 May 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 15.9 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that a Captain-Lieutenant [Cornelius] Swartwout received $600 for recruiting. Noted as a copy.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Swartwout, Cornelius, fl. 1776-1783

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