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Shirley, William [Commission of Alexander Anderson]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.007.02 Author/Creator: Shirley, William Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 19 April 1776 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 37.5 cm Order a Copy

Appointment of Anderson to the post of Lieutenant Colonel of a Battalion of Militia in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Morton signed as Speaker of the Assembly.

Morton, John, 1724-1777
Anderson, Alexander, fl. 1758-1776

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