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Bagley, Jonathan (1717-1780) [Appointment of Jonathan Townsend as chaplain of the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.295 Author/Creator: Bagley, Jonathan (1717-1780) Place Written: Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada Type: Document signed Date: 01 June 1760 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Bagley, colonel of the 3rd Massachusetts Provisional Regiment of Foot, officially appoints Jonathan Townsend as Chaplain of his regiment. Written outside Louisbourg.

Bagley, Jonathan, 1717-1780

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