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Egleston, Azariah (1757-1822) [Return of clothing for the first regiment of Massachusetts]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02650 Author/Creator: Egleston, Azariah (1757-1822) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 14 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.2 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Lists number of men with articles of clothing and amounts. Countersigned by J. Pettingill, most likely Major Joseph Pettengill.

Egleston, Azariah, 1757-1822
Pettengill, Joseph, 1741-1785

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