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Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833 [Account book of Gideon Savage]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.013.15 Author/Creator: Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 1814-1818 Pagination: 1 item 16 x 10.5 cm Order a Copy

Unbound account book. This item was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013. Savage served as a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833

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