[Payment and orders for a Massachusetts regiment]

GLC01450.129

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GLC#
GLC01450.129-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
circa 1778
Title
[Payment and orders for a Massachusetts regiment]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 12 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

States that each person enlisted will get two pounds per month. They will march to the heights of Dorchester, Massachusetts to be formed into regiments, and will serve until 1 December 1778 unless discharged sooner. On the reverse is a note stating that the total amount of money to hire men to serve in the army bound for Canada is $287.

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