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Denniston, George J., fl. 1782 [Request for Army rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02097 Author/Creator: Denniston, George J., fl. 1782 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 17 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Request for sixteen rations for William Bigelow. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Bigelow.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Bigelow, William, fl. 1783-1798

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