Records of courts martial : Philadelphia, 1778 April.

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Records of courts martial : Philadelphia, 1778 April.

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Records of trials under Brig. Gen. John Lacey. Complete proceedings in the trials of John Burk and James McCarty, and a list of the sentences of seven other convicted prisoners, which were reduced by order of George Washington.

3 items (7 p.) ; 36 cm. or smaller.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6788453

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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McCarty, James, fl. 1778

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Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946,

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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Burk, John, d. 1778?

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