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Tisdale, James, 1745-1832 [Grievances of the Third Massachusetts Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10055 Author/Creator: Tisdale, James, 1745-1832 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 19 November 1782 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 35.6 x 23.3 cm. Order a Copy

Directed to "Gentlemen," a committee including General Henry Knox chosen to present the regiment's grievances to Congress. Address directed to Colonel [John] Greaton. Tisdale and J. Sumner present grievances such as a lack of future security in payment, deprivation of monthly pay, and a lack of settlement regarding detained rations, among other complaints.

Tisdale, James, 1745-1832
Sumner, J., fl. 1782-1783
Greaton, John, 1741-1783

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