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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Return of Shells, Shot & Powder

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00846 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: New Jersey Type: Autograph document Date: 6 October 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Lists artillery ammunition by type and includes the number required, currently available, deficient and the cost. Written at a Park of Artillery.

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