7 March 1781
Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785)
Autograph document signed
Title: [Discharge of Francis Lovett with note by Shaw on verso]
Certifying Lovett's discharge from the "Company of Artillery Artificers."
GLC02437.00904
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