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De Vernejoul, Jean Louis, fl. 1776-1789 [Receipt for Rations for French officer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.099 Author/Creator: De Vernejoul, Jean Louis, fl. 1776-1789 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 10 November 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Receipt for four pounds seventeen schillings and three pence due to Captain Jean Louis de Vernejoul for his rations. Covers fifty-two days worth of rations at three rations a day. Signed by de Vernejoul as "Capt Des Etas Unis."

De Vernejoul, Jean Louis, fl. 1776-1789

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