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Cooper, Samuel (1757-1840) Monthly Return of the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10175 Author/Creator: Cooper, Samuel (1757-1840) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 25 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34.8 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

List of the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery. Lists people present in the corp by rank and status, where they are on duty, who is on the staff, among others. Of the two captains, one is present and fit for duty, while the other is on the staff. Signed by Samuel Cooper, Adjutant, and Henry Burbeck, Captain.

Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840
Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

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