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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Army rations for one artificer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02003 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 14 March 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 15.1 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

Provision return for one man of the artillery artificers. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Includes a note on verso with an illegible signature.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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