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Richard Potts
Ensign, 34th Battalion, MD Militia
Birth:   July 19, 1753 in Upper Marlboro, MD
Death:  November 25, 1808 in Frederick, MD
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Area G, Lot 54
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U.S. Senate Historical Office

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Bartgis's Republican Gazette, November 26, 1808

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Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. XI pg 242
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Archives of Maryland, Vol. 11 pg 426
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Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
 
ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE

Patriotic Service:
                 Named Clerk to the Committee of Observation,
                       March 5, 1776
                 Commissioned as Ensign, 34th Battalion, May 15, 1776
                 Military Aide to Governor Johnson  1777


​Personal Information:

Occupation:    Attorney, judge, US Senator
Father:             William Potts
Mother:            Sarah Lee
Spouses:          Elizabeth Hughes, Eleanor Murdoch


Last known address:  Market St (now 228 N. Market St), Frederick



                                



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