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James Millegan

James Millegan served as a financial official in various capacities, including Commissioner of Army Claims. It is likely that Ezekiel Williams was interacting with him in this capacity as he attempted to settle his accounts for expenses incurred as Deputy Commissary of Prisoners.

Out of the Mails

  • Hugh Finlay's Journey
    • William Goddard’s Constitutional Post
  • The Franking Privilege
    • Free B. Franklin Frank
      • John Hancock
      • Boston, 1765
      • Thomas Hancock
      • Lydia Hancock
    • B. Free Franklin Frank
      • Discourse on the Institution of Medical Schools in America
      • David Barclay
      • John and Mary Morgan
    • The Hutchinson Letters
    • Benjamin Franklin, Diplomat
    • George Washington as a Private Citizen
  • The Mails During War
    • Loyalist: Boston, 1775
      • Oliver DeLancey
      • John Watts
      • New York City, 1775
      • Providence, Rhode Island, 1775
      • Intercepting the Mails
      • Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1775
      • Canada, 1775
    • Revolutionary: Valley Forge, 1778
      • Nathanael Greene to Joseph Webb, 1778
        • Joseph Webb Jr.
        • Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1778
        • Hugh Hughes
        • Fishkill, New York, 1778
      • Ebenezer Perkins to his Sister, 1778
        • The Philadelphia Campaign
      • General Howe
      • Quartermaster Department
  • To Pay or Not to Pay?
    • Hazard Letter, 1781
      • Dudley Woodbridge
      • Norwich, Connecticut, 1781
    • Williams Letter, 1785
      • Oliver Wolcott Jr.
      • Hartford, Connecticut, 1785
      • Eleazer Wales
      • James Millegan
      • Abraham Skinner
    • Troy Weight
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    • Colonial Handwriting Tutorial
    • Create Your Own Loyalist Seal
    • Create Your Own Revolutionary Seal
    • Fold a Colonial-style Letter
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