Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) [Issue of rum for Indians]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02344 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 30 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm. Order a Copy
Orders to issue one quart of West Indian rum for "friendly Indians". The docket indicates the orders as General Knox orders No. 3. The order is signed as received by "Joe Indian".
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