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Returns of the suttlers names, in the garrison of West Point, & by whome licensed

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01561 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Lists the names of sutlers, or merchants who sold food and drink to troops, and lists who licensed them. Sutlers include Simon Richards, William Foot, James McMasters, Asa Spauldin, Samuel Warrin, Roger Magrath Gatsey, Mrs. Current, John Andrews, William Adams, Aaron Thompson, Able Boyington-Dunlap, Ezra Eaton, John Sullivan, and Mr. England. Licensing authorities include Generals [Alexander] McDougal, [William] Heath and [John] Paterson, and Colonels [John] Crane and Shephard [possibly William Shepard].

McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786
Paterson, John, 1744-1808
Heath, William, 1737-1814
Crane, John, 1744-1805
Shepard, William, 1737-1817

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