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Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818 [Army Rations issued to Canadian Refugees]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01892 Author/Creator: Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: February 5, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Request to provide provisions for Canadian refugees. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Felix Victor. Place writ from note.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818
Victor, Felix, fl. 1779-1783

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