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Unknown [Abstract of pay for Captain Thomas Foster's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09500 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: January 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Abstract for Thomas Foster's company of artillery for the month of January 1776. Lists men by rank, time of enlistment, and monthly wages.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776

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