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Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776 [Invoice for blanket money for January through April 1776]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00284 Author/Creator: Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 4 May 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Indicates that cash was received by Colonel William Burbeck and Major John Crane. Foster was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment. Docketed by Knox.

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Burbeck, William, 1716-1785
Crane (major), fl. 1776

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