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Sherburne, Benjamin, fl. 1777-1783 [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02492 Author/Creator: Sherburne, Benjamin, fl. 1777-1783 Place Written: Saratoga, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 11 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.2 x 23.3 cm. Order a Copy

Return of men women and children going home after being held in captivity. Lists 22 names and respective places of residence. Endorsement signed by John Bowles.

Bowles, John, fl. 1783
Sherburne, Benjamin, fl. 1777-1783

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