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John Ely collection of miscellaneous documents mostly receipts [Decimalized.01-.22]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.143 Author/Creator: Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1777-1790 Pagination: 22 documents Order a Copy

Collection of various papers from John Ely, Revolutionary war colonel. Mostly receipts. Some documents mention prisoners.

Ely, John, 1737-1800

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