Papers, 1778-1780.

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Papers, 1778-1780.

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A small collection of papers, 10 items, relating to the Continental Army's Sixth Massachusetts Regiment of Col. Thomas Nixon. There are eight returns listing the Continental and State bounties paid to non-commissioned officers and men, a receipt of Thomas Nixon Jr., and an invoice for clothing delivered to the regiment by order of General William Heath.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 6th

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Regiment created November 1, 1776, under the command of Colonel Thomas Nixon; disbanded June 12, 1783. From the description of Orderly books, 1779-1781. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770472 ...

Heath, William, 1737-1814

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American Major-General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Ebenezer Hancock, 1777 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864067 Army officer. From the description of Papers of William Heath, 1776-1782. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061920 Army officer in the Revolution, Massachusetts state senator, and jurist. From the description of Papers of William Heath, 1774-1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83784932 ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Nixon, Thomas, 1762-1842

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Thomas Nixon, Jr., was 13 years old when he accompanied his father to the fighting at Concord and Lexington. He served as fifer in his uncle's brigade during battles in and around New York and left the army in 1780, returning to Framingham, Mass., where he built a house that still stands on Edmands Road. At some point during his military career, probably in 1778, he acquired a tune book that had been compiled by a fellow fifer, Joseph Long. From the description of Thomas Nixon, Jr., ...

Nixon, Thomas, 1736-1800.

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