Discharge Certificate for Abner Poland

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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
United States of America.

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof
[start handwritten] Abner Poland Corporal [end handwritten]
in the [start handwritten] Eighth Massachusetts --- [end handwritten] Regiment, having faithful-
ly served the United States [start handwritten] Seven years & six months [end handwritten]
and being inlisted for the War only, is
hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.

GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
[start handwritten] Thirteenth day of June 1783 --- [end handwritten]
[signed] G Washington

By His EXCELLENCY"S
Command,
[signed] J Trumbull [undeciperable] [undeciperable]

REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment, 
[signed] Franni [Francis] Tufts,  Adjutant,

THE above [start handwritten] Corporal Poland [end handwritten]
has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT [start handwritten] for seven year & six months [end handwritten]
Years faithful service.
[signed] M. Jackson Colo

[handwritten diagonally across the page]
Land warrant No. 4871 issued
to Joseph Fosdick for
700 acres due Abner Poland
Novr 2nd 1795