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Doughty, John, 1754-1826 [Order to issue ten pounds of beef to General Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02293 Author/Creator: Doughty, John, 1754-1826 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 15 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 11 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy

Order issued by Fort Major of West Point Doughty to commissary James Forsyth. Asks that 10 pounds of beef be given to General Knox.

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