Order : Province of the Massachusetts Bay, instructions to Coll. Thomas Westbrook appointed commander in chief of the forces eastward, 1722 Jan. 18.

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Order : Province of the Massachusetts Bay, instructions to Coll. Thomas Westbrook appointed commander in chief of the forces eastward, 1722 Jan. 18.

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Orders written by then Lt. Gov. Dummer on Jan. 18, 1722 to Col. Thomas Westbrook to command the eastern forces in Maine.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 38 cm.

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