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14 Memo concerning lists of men, residents of Maine, belonging to the Mass. Line regiments encamped at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1??8:,, compiled from the Revolutionary Rolls collection in the
- Oiffice of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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There were 11 regiments of the ]IT.ass. Line at Valley Forge in December, 1'77'7, aecording to a. return transmitted by Gen.
Washington to the General Court of Massachusetts.
These regi-
ments were as follows: Col.vBenjamin Tupper's regt. 11
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!Edward Wigglesworth's regt.
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IJ'ohn Bailey's
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Michael J'ackson's
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/Thomas Marshall's
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Bradford's
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J'ames Wesson's
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Timothy Bigelow's
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In order to make the lists as complete and authentic as possible, a thorough examination was made of the Revolutionary Rolls
collection, and every muster roll and company
r~turn
of the com-
panies in the 11 regiments that bore dates between Oct. 1, 1777,
and April 1, 1778, was located and carefully examined, and ever1
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