Woodruff, Lewis, 1754-1816 Muster roll of the late Captain Samuel Hugg's Company of Artillery under the command of Brigadier Genral Henry Knox taken from the time of inlistment to the first of September 1777.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10465 Author/Creator: Woodruff, Lewis, 1754-1816 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 September 1777 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 33.7 cm, Width: 40.4 cm Order a Copy
Marked as "an Exact Copy." Signed by Woodruff 1 September 1777. Lists sergeants, corporals, matrosses, gunners, bombardiers, and drum and fifes. Includes comments, time of enlistment, and place of appointment. On verso, contains "Proof of Effectives" chart, noting officers present and absent. Lieutenants Eli Elmor and David Moore sign, certifying the authenticity of the chart. Colonel Richard Humpton, commander of the Second Brigade of General Benjamin Lincoln's Division, signs 3 September 1777.
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