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Copeland, Asa, fl. 1781-1783 to Mr. Forsyth

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02013 Author/Creator: Copeland, Asa, fl. 1781-1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 17 March 1783 Pagination: 2. p. : docket ; Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Henry Knox's aide, John Lillie. Request for ten days' worth of provisions for a man from the Invalid Corps. Includes a note on verso signed with Joseph Freeman's mark.

Copeland, Asa, fl. 1781-1783
Forsyth, Robert, 1754-1794
Freeman, Joseph, fl. 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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