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Capt. Jonas Stevens and His Family -- Revolutionary History of a Border Town - List of the Soldiers of that War.

In November 1778, many of the towns of Massachusetts, and perhaps all of them, returned to the government of the state, a list of the men then served in the Continental army from their towns. This was probably done for the purpose of giving each town credit for soldiers furnished and to regulate and equalize their quotas.