Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to John Crane
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01461 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 June 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 16.9 cm Order a Copy
Writes, "The General desires you will find him an exact return of the firearms and accoutrements at West Point, under the care of the Comy Mil. Stores [Commissary of Military Stores], specifying particularly the number which have bayonets, and distinguishing the good from the bad. The General will be glad to receive this return as early tomorrow as possible."
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