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Sears, Peter, fl. 1783 [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02064 Author/Creator: Sears, Peter, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 5 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by John Lillie and includes a note on verso from Dudley Mercer. Lists men by company with issued rations. Date and place writ from note.

Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Mercer, Dudley S., fl. 1783
Sears, Peter, fl. 1783

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