DS, 1778 May 14 : Camp Valley Forge.

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DS, 1778 May 14 : Camp Valley Forge.

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Nicholas Fish, Major in the Second New York Regiment, swears fidelity to the United States of America. Oath taken before and signed by General Enoch Poor.

1 p. ; 11 x 17 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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