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Unknown [Note certifying the Revolutionary War service of a man, possibly named Joseph Scavitt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02150.15 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Westerly, Rhode Island Type: Autograph document Date: 29 June 1818 Pagination: 1 p. : 20 x 10 cm Order a Copy

Short note certifying the Revolutionary War service of Joseph Scavitt. He fought with a regiment in Rhode Island in 1776 under Captain Augustus Stanton and Colonel Henry Babcock.

Noyes, Thomas

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