Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804 Return of a detachment of artillery under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Jefferds
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02974 Author/Creator: Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804 Place Written: Canajoharie, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 29 December 1783 - 7 March 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy
Lieutenant Jefferds signs 29 December 1783 from Fort Rensselaer, Canajoharie, New York. Henry Knox signs 7 March 1784 at Dorchester, Massachusetts. Knox asserts that this return is a copy from the original forwarded to Charles Knowles, paymaster of the Massachusetts artillery. Knox was assisting Jefferds obtain pay for himself and his men.
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