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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Orders to issue soap]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02287 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 14 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 11 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Orders to issue ten pounds of soap and fifteen pounds of tallow to the Quarter Master. The soap and tallow are to be used for boats in the garrison.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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