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Heath, William, 1737-1814 to Benjamin Stevens

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.64.10 Author/Creator: Heath, William, 1737-1814 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 2, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Acknowledges his reception of the Quarter Master's receipt for Colonel Hazen's regiment. Written from "Garrison West Point."

Heath, William, 1737-1814
Stevens, Benjamin, fl. 1780-1782
Hazen, Moses, 1733-1803
American Revolution, 1763-1783
West Point (US Military Academy)
Military History
Military Supplies
Finance
Revolutionary War
Continental Army
The War for Independence

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