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Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) [Return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10553 Author/Creator: Jackson, Henry (1747-1809) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Document signed Date: 18 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.7 x 35.3 cm.

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

Bailey, F., fl. 1781-1792
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Revolutionary War
Military History
Muster Rolls and Returns
Continental Army
West Point (US Military Academy)
Creating a New Government

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