Gideon Foster Papers, 1775.

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Gideon Foster Papers, 1775.

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Danvers, MA soldier, became Major General of Massachusetts Militia. Collection consists of the discharge of Gideon Foster from the Army of the United Colonies of North America, dated Sept. 13, 1775, signed by George Washington.

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Peabody Essex Museum

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Peabody Essex Museum

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