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Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783 [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02118 Author/Creator: Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 17 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 12.8 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Lists men by department with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date from note.

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Wight, Jacob, fl. 1783

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