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Coffin, William (fl. 1747) [Muster roll]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08937 Author/Creator: Coffin, William (fl. 1747) Place Written: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 July 1747 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21.3 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Muster roll for a detachment in Samuel Waldo's Regiment of Foot. Signed by William Coffin and Jonathan Hoar; cosigned by [John Paul] Mascarene.

Coffin, William, fl. 1747
Hoar, Jonathan, fl. 1747

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