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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 [Orders to Commissary "for a Putawalimi chief one quart whisky"]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01624 Author/Creator: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 Place Written: Greeneville, Ohio Type: Autograph document signed Date: 13 August 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 8 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Harrison signed as Aide de camp while serving under General Anthony Wayne during the Indian Wars of the Old Northwest. Docket identifies the document as number 294.

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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