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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Estimate of Ordnance Stores for an Army of 30,000 men and for a siege of 60 days deliverence w/General Greene

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00845 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: Park of Artillery Type: Autograph document Date: 6 October 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33.5 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

Title from docket. Lists artillery by weight, number required, number available, number deficient and amount of powder needed.

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