muster roll
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She sent him electronic copies of those items and he sent her copies of Smith’s widow’s pension claim and muster roll.
From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2014
Despite the title, Queen Elizabeth appears but fitfully in the text—surrounded by a muster roll of courtiers with the subsequently decapitated Essex at the head.
From Time Magazine Archive
Well aware are they cf the fact that their muster roll in the 72nd Congress will by no means be large enough to effect any sort of major change in Prohibition policy.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the muster roll of April 30, 1862, he is reported as absent.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
After joining a company of infantry, and signing the muster roll, Alfred returned home to his wife and informed her of what he had done, expecting that she would regret it.
From The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution by Abrams, Alex St. Clair
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