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Treadwell, William (1748 or 9-1795) [Ordnance return for Captain Treadwell's Company]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00976 Author/Creator: Treadwell, William (1748 or 9-1795) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 23 June 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 18.2 x 33.6 cm. Order a Copy

Notes that Treadwell's company is annexed to General Lincoln's Division. Created at an artillery park. Refers to General Benjamin Lincoln. Docket written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp.

Treadwell, William, 1748-1795
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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