Hancock, John (1737-1793) [Commission for William Burbeck as First Lieutenant Colonel]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10001 Author/Creator: Hancock, John (1737-1793) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 1 January 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 39.2 cm. Order a Copy
Partially-printed document signed. Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress. Burbeck is commissioned to serve in the artillery regiment commanded by Henry Knox.
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