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Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840 Weekly return of the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10171 Author/Creator: Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 18 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 35.3 cm, Width: 23.7 cm Order a Copy

List of the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery. Lists people present in corp by rank and status, where they are on duty, who is on the staff, among others. Of the four captains, one is present for duty, another is also present but sick, and the rest are on the staff. Signed by "Sam. Cooper Adjutant" and "Henry Burbeck Capt. Command."

Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840
Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

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