Tomlinson, Curtis (fl. 1776-1790) [To the Committee of Inspection of the Sound of Wallingford]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.609.08 Author/Creator: Tomlinson, Curtis (fl. 1776-1790) Place Written: Wallingford, Connecticut Type: Autograph document signed Date: 7 December 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9.5 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy
Tomlinson requests that the committee pay Thomas Murring for the use of a horse for an express, by order of General David Wooster. Caleb Hall signs, certifying that "the Above Horse was Impressed for I could not Git a Horse any other way for the man." Docketed 18 June 1777 by Gideon [Herford?].
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