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Buchanan, John, fl. 1783 Provision return

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02308 Author/Creator: Buchanan, John, fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 17 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 15 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Provision return for four men belonging to the Connecticut regiment under Captain John Buchanan from 17 to 20 July 1783. A docket acknowledging receipt is signed by David Watteson. The return is also signed by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox.

Buchanan, John, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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