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Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Summary return of all the men employed in the service of the artillery and corps of the engineers...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00826 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: March-July 1780 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 33.5 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Lists number of men by rank and profession.

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