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Warner, John (fl. 1782) [Certificate of enlistment for Jonah Attwater]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02542.32.12 Author/Creator: Warner, John (fl. 1782) Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Autograph document signed Date: 9 May 1782 Pagination: 1 p. ; 10 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Lieutenant John Warner signs and certifies that Attwater served "in the company of guards...under Capt Van Deursen" in 1781. John Whitney, justice of the peace, certifies that Warner's statement is true

Warner, John, fl. 1782
Van Deursen, William, 1736-1816

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