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Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817 [Return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10552 Author/Creator: Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Document Date: 18 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.6 cm, Width: 36.2 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the first Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a chart on the verso regarding sick officers. Signature appears to have been clipped. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

Bailey, F., fl. 1781-1792

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