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Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) Return of the present state of Capt Thos Patten's company of artillery artificers under the command of Major General Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01610 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 14 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23.9 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

List of number of company members sorted by rank and occupation (carpenters, shoemakers, goldsmiths, etc.). Records number on command, sick present, sick absent, and fit for duty.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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