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Miles, John, fl. 1782-1783 [Army Rations issued to Detachment and Bargemen]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01961 Author/Creator: Miles, John, fl. 1782-1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 28, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 14.3 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Lists rations per day and total number of rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Includes an endorsement on the verso signed by Charles [Foyer?]

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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