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Wright, fl. 1783 [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02270 Author/Creator: Wright, fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 13 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Lieutenant Wright. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox. Provision returns for three men employed in the Ordinance Department and two women, for a total of 26 rations.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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