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Schuyler, David, fl. 1776 [Clothing appraisal for Henry Knox's artillery regiment made by three tailors]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00337 Author/Creator: Schuyler, David, fl. 1776 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 12 June 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Schuyler and James Glean as witnesses to certify the valuation in May 1776. A note on the bottom by Thomas Moore indicates that Henry Knox gave his quartermaster, Jonathan Pollard, the amount listed and that Pollard paid Moore on 12 June 1776. For Knox's receipt from Pollard see GLC02437.00338.

Schuyler, David, fl. 1776
Glean, James, fl. 1776
Moore, Thomas, fl. 1776
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pollard, Jonathan, fl. 1776-1786

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