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Greaton, John (1741-1783) [Return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10528 Author/Creator: Greaton, John (1741-1783) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Document signed Date: 20 September 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.8 x 35.6 mm. Order a Copy

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the third regiment of Massachusetts foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a chart for absent officers on the verso. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

Bailey, F., fl. 1781-1792
Greaton, John, 1741-1783

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