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Sears, Peter, fl. 1783 [Provision return for Captain Patten's Company]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02058 Author/Creator: Sears, Peter, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 14.4 cm, Width: 24.6 cm Order a Copy

Signed by "P. Sears," possibly referring to Peter Sears. Countersigned by John Doughty with a note on verso from Dudley Mercer. Lists men by company with issued rations.

Doughty, John, 1754-1826
Mercer, Dudley S., fl. 1783

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