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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

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28 August 1783

Capron, Seth, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Request for provisions for eleven men belonging to George Washington's barge. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by Gideon Buckingham. Addressed to a Mr. [Robert] Bell.

GLC02437.02438

24 August 1783

Capron, Seth, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Request for four days' worth of provisions for men "belonging to the Comdr in Chiefs Barge ... " Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.

GLC02437.02422

5 September 1783

Capron, Seth, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for provisions]

Request for rations for men in George Washington's barge. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell and John Lillie, with the docket signed by Gideon Buckingham.

GLC02437.02484

13 September 1783

Capron, Seth, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Request for rations for men belonging to General Henry Knox's barge. Countersigned by John Lillie.

GLC02437.02519

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