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Platt, Richard, 1755-1830 to [Robert] Forsythe

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01878 Author/Creator: Platt, Richard, 1755-1830 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 January 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 8.2 x 22.5 cm. Order a Copy

Request to issue one day's worth of rations for a month to a Jonathan Miller. Endorsement by Jonathan Miller.

Forsyth, Robert, 1754-1794
Platt, Richard, 1755-1830
Miller, Jonathan, fl. 1783

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