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Jacobs, Joshua (fl. 1776-1777) [Abstract for Captain Joshua Jacob's Company in the 23rd Massachusetts Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.190.03 Author/Creator: Jacobs, Joshua (fl. 1776-1777) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: May 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.5 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy

Colonel John Bailey commanded the 23rd Massachusetts Regiment. Lists the number of soldiers in Jacobs's company.

Jacobs, Joshua, fl. 1776-1777
Bailey, John, fl. 1776

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