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Savage, Joseph, 1756-1814 to Marquis de Lafayette

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00955 Author/Creator: Savage, Joseph, 1756-1814 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 26 May 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 19.7 x 21.7 cm. Order a Copy

Captain Savage attests that Peter de [Lemay] of his detachment has served as a matross in the 3rd Regiment of Artillery for three years. Recommends him for discharge. This document apparently served as a register of provision orders; there are various notes on recto dated June 1781 from Trenton and Morristown, New Jersey confirming order of rations. Verso contain more such notes related to commissaries and the issue of provisions dated June 1781 from various locations, including Baltimore, Maryland.

Savage, Joseph, 1756-1814
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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