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Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819 Return of Ordnance and Stores Left at the Head of Elk. Brought from York Town in Virginia.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01297 Author/Creator: Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 30 November 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

List of stores brought to Philadelphia from Yorktown. Mentions cannon, carriages, and shells. Signed by Frothingham, Field Commissary of Military Stores. Contains two dockets.

Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819

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