Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: A Compilation From the Archives (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: A Compilation From the Archives<br><br>A discrepancy will sometimes be noted between the service given and the actual service as figured between the dates of enlistment and discharge. The difference is accounted for by the practice of including with service performed a time allowance for travel on the basis of one day for every 20 miles out or home. As the same name may appear under various forms each carrying some portion of a record of service it is necessary in order to obtain the complete record as far as preserved of any given individual to examine all the forms under which a name is stated to appear in the Record Index.<br><br>Melen thomas. List dated Naushon Aug. 10 1777 of men belonging to a company stationed at Naushon who signed a petition for increase of wages or their discharge in case such request was not complied with.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.