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Howell, Joseph (1750-1798) [Return of officers under Colonel John Crane]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03399 Author/Creator: Howell, Joseph (1750-1798) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1786 Pagination: 3 p. ; 32.4 x 20.3. Order a Copy

Date added later in pencil. Lists officers who have partially settled their recruiting accounts, who served in Colonel John Crane's regiment of artillery.

Joseph Howell, Jr. (1750-1798), served as Paymaster General of the Army.

Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798
Crane, John, 1744-1805

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