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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.219.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | List of soldiers intended for Captain Simon Edgel |
| Date | 31 March 1776 |
| Author | Wilkins, Josiah (b. 1752) |
| Additional authors | Bush, Jabez (b. 1752) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Josiah Wilkins and Jabez Bush, both members of a regiment from Marlborough, Massachusetts. They request that Edgel "please to diliver to Lieut Peter [Howe] our Wages and This shall Be your Discharge from us." Lists the names of18 soldiers. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Finance Soldier's Pay |
| People | Wilkins, Josiah (b. 1752) Bush, Jabez (b. 1752) Edgel, Simon (1733-1820) Howe, Peter (1730-1811) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Howe served as a Lieutenant in Captain Amasa Cranson's Marlborough Company in 1776. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |