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Platt, Richard, 1755-1830 [Army Rations issued to Elizabeth Cottril]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01832 Author/Creator: Platt, Richard, 1755-1830 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: January 14, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 16.6 cm, Width: 22.5 cm Order a Copy

Orders to issue rations, "whiskey excepted," to Elizabeth Cottril, Richard Cottril's wife. Countersigned by Robert Forsythe and endorsed by Richard Cottril.

Forsyth, Robert, 1754-1794
Platt, Richard, 1755-1830
Cotrill, Richard, fl. 1783
Cotrill, Elizabeth, fl. 1783

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