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The Congress of the colony of the Massachusetts-Bay : To [blank] gentleman, Greeting. We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your courage and good conduct, do, by these presents, constitute and appoint you the said [blank] to be a [blank] of a company of foot, appointed by said Congress to be raised for the protection and defence of the sea-coast of this colony ...

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Corporate Author:	Massachusetts. Provincial Congress
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 14242.
Subjects:	United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > American forces. Massachusetts > History, Military. Broadsides.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

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