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Blake, Edward (ca. 1753-1800) [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02413 Author/Creator: Blake, Edward (ca. 1753-1800) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 17 August 1783-24 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.9 x 23 cm. Order a Copy

Return for men discharged from the Massachusetts artillery. Countersigned by John Crane and John Lillie with the docket signed by Jesse Jordan and F. Brandy.

Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800
Crane, John, 1744-1805
Jordan, Jesse, fl. 1778-1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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