Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814 [Receipt for supplies purchased from Otis & Andrews]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00788 Author/Creator: Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: November 1779 Pagination: 1 p. ; 18.5 x 20.7 cm. Order a Copy
Receipt noting that Otis & Andrews [& Henley] "supplied sundry articles of clothing- inclusive of an inconsiderable quantity of arms, lead & c and sundries in the Quartermaster Generals Department- from 16 October 1778 to the 13 January 1779." Includes balance of account with the note, "The above charges are in paper money, and probably have been settled by the Scale of depr," likely referring to the scale of depreciation.
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