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Batten, Thomas, fl. 1783 [Army Rations issued to Detachments]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02053 Author/Creator: Batten, Thomas, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 15.7 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note on verso from George Groom. Lists men by Regiment with rations issued.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Groom, George, fl. 1783

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