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Gage, Thomas (1721-1787) [Commission of John Phillips as Fort Major at Castle William in Massachusetts]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.53 Author/Creator: Gage, Thomas (1721-1787) Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 10 October 1772 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30 x 34 cm. Order a Copy

Includes a square paper seal on top left corner. Castle William was a British garrison in the Boston Harbor.

Gage, Thomas, 1718-1787

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