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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Certificate of discharge for David Cawood]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09554 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Document signed Date: 29 May 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 14.4 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Attests that Captain Cawood has served as an artificer for three years.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Cawood, David, fl. 1778-1781

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