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Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) [Discharge of Patrick When with note by Samuel Shaw on verso]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00908 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 9 March 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 14.4 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy

Certifiying the discharge of Patrick When, an Artillery artificer.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
When, Patrick, fl. 1781

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