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Dean, Moses, fl. 1782-1783 [Army Rations issued to the Engineers Department]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01840 Author/Creator: Dean, Moses, fl. 1782-1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: January 17, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 24 cm, Width: 23.6 cm Order a Copy

Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Signed by Moses Dean. Countersigned by John Doughty and endorsed by a John [Allin]. Date and place writ from note.

Doughty, John, 1754-1826
Dean, Moses, fl. 1782-1783
Allin, John, fl. 1783

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