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    There is value in everything. The oath written and signed on the back could, for example, be important to anyone researching army practices or to someone interested in the education of Capt. Brown.

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    made a Comment 26 Jun 2008. See all of 1776skulker's Comments

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    It appears that Abiel Chandler joined Whitcomb's Rangers late in 1780 "in the room of"--meaning in the place of--James Rosebrooks. Benjamin Whitcomb's Independent Corps of Rangers has been re-created and participating in living history events around the northeast and Canada since 1975. You can learn more about the unit at http://www.whitcombsrangers.com/. It's great to learn of another descendant ...more

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    made a Comment 11 Apr 2008. See all of 1776skulker's Comments

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    The illustration does not appear to be one of the ship "Monitor" nor any of that class. Rather, it appears to be one of the "Milwaukee" class ironclads. It has two turrets while the "Monitor" class had one.

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    made a Comment 05 Apr 2008. See all of 1776skulker's Comments

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    Look at the "g"s in the document--tops are all closed--Vosbur"y" appears twice--may still mean Vosbur"g"--may have been heard or copied incorrectly. I see he's serving as quartermaster--more work for him.

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    Fort Edward

    Found in: Revolutionary War Pensions » Page 8

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    Bayley

    Found in: Revolutionary War Pensions » Page 12

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    The left half looks like, "Boston Jany 3d 1789." The right half looks like, "Payment recd by Colo Ga(?) (?)." The page appears to be the back of page 9 of this file. In fact, the name at the bottom of page 9 is probably the same one as on page 10. If you can transcribe that page, you might find your answer. Try saving page 9 and then darkening it using an image-processing program like Photoshop ...more

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    Thomas Lyford

    Found in: Revolutionary War Rolls » Page 7

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    Major Whitcombs Rangers

    Found in: Revolutionary War Pensions » Page 10

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    George Aldrich

    Found in: Revolutionary War Pensions » Page 10

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    Benjamin Whitcomb

    Found in: Revolutionary War Pensions » Page 5

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    Thomas Lyford

    Found in: Revolutionary War Rolls » Page 3

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