Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783 [Provision return for a mason hired by the engineering department]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02100 Author/Creator: Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: April 17, 1783 circa Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13.1 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy
Return for the rations of a mason employed by the engineering department from 9 April to 17 April. A total of 12 rations were issued for the eight days. Signed by Superintendent Joseph Cheesman and countersigned by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw. Docket signed by a Jacob Wight that the rations were received from a contractor.
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