Certificates of depreciation payments to the Continental Army, 1777-1785.

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Certificates of depreciation payments to the Continental Army, 1777-1785.

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Series consists of bound volumes of printed account ledger forms, filled in for each Massachusetts soldier and officer in the Continental Army.

4.2 cubic ft. (21 v.)Index: 0.17 cubic ft. (1 doc. box)

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