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Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818 [Request for rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02371 Author/Creator: Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 7 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Request for provisions for a Canadian soldier. Docket signed with a mark by Joseph Sharatin[?].

Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818

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