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Howe, William (1729-1814) [Appointment of Gabriel DeWebber [DeVeber] to Major Commandant of the New Jersey Volunteers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.536 Author/Creator: Howe, William (1729-1814) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 20 March 1778 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24 x 37.5 cm. Order a Copy

Countersigned by Robert Mackenzie, Paymaster General of Provincial Forces raised for His Majesty's service. Loyalist appointment signed during General Howe's occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Includes paper seal.

Gabriel DeVeber was a Swiss-born Loyalist from New Jersey.

Howe, William, 1729-1814
Mackenzie, Robert, fl. 1784-1792

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