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Pettengill, Joseph, 1753-1833 Return of a detachment from the 1st Massachusetts Regiment

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10149 Author/Creator: Pettengill, Joseph, 1753-1833 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 28 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 35.3 x 22.4 cm. Order a Copy

Lists numbers of officers, rank and file, including alterations since the most recent return. Contains a note on the left side of the page pertaining to ensigns and a lieutenant.

Pettengill, Joseph, 1753-1833

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