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Book/Printed Material Copy of a petition

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Title

  • Copy of a petition : with some observations, and a statement of facts, relative to the claim of the officers of the artillery artificers, under the command of the late Colonel Benjamin Flower : whereby is proved, that the said officers are entitled to half-pay and commutation

Names

  • Power, Alexander.
  • Flower, Benjamin, -1781.
  • James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia, Pa.? : s.n., 1790?]

Headings

  • -  United States.--Continental Army
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Claims

Notes

  • -  Caption title.
  • -  Dated at end: Philadelphia, June 10, 1790.
  • -  Signatures: [A]² B-C².
  • -  Watermarks: JLG, fleur-de-lis.
  • -  Evans 22813
  • -  Source: Transfer from Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Dec. 1937-June 1938. Formerly part of the James Madison Papers, vol. 79, p. 19.

Medium

  • 12 p. ; 25 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E302 .M192 1783 vol. 4, no. 33

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 92838571

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Power, Alexander, Benjamin Flower, and James Madison Pamphlet Collection. Copy of a petition: with some observations, and a statement of facts, relative to the claim of the officers of the artillery artificers, under the command of the late Colonel Benjamin Flower: whereby is proved, that the said officers are entitled to half-pay and commutation. [Philadelphia, Pa.?: s.n., ?, 1790] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/92838571/.

APA citation style:

Power, A., Flower, B. & James Madison Pamphlet Collection. (1790) Copy of a petition: with some observations, and a statement of facts, relative to the claim of the officers of the artillery artificers, under the command of the late Colonel Benjamin Flower: whereby is proved, that the said officers are entitled to half-pay and commutation. [Philadelphia, Pa.?: s.n., ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/92838571/.

MLA citation style:

Power, Alexander, Benjamin Flower, and James Madison Pamphlet Collection. Copy of a petition: with some observations, and a statement of facts, relative to the claim of the officers of the artillery artificers, under the command of the late Colonel Benjamin Flower: whereby is proved, that the said officers are entitled to half-pay and commutation. [Philadelphia, Pa.?: s.n., ?, 1790] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/92838571/>.