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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."

Crane, John, 1744-1805
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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