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Sweers, Cornelius, fl. 1777 [Account of goods for Henry Knox by order of Captain Lieutenant Treat]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00594 Author/Creator: Sweers, Cornelius, fl. 1777 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 17 May 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Sweers, commissary of military stores in Philadelphia, who notes that the contents were received in full from Treat. Lists water biscuits, green tea, and other items.

Sweers, Cornelius, fl. 1777
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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