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Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783 [Army rations issued to prisoners employed int he engineers department...]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01898 Author/Creator: Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 1, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Lists men by regiment, company and occupation along with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Jacob Wight. Date and place writ from note.

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Wight, Jacob, fl. 1783

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