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Pearsee, Jonathon, fl. 1780-1797 [Request for rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02382 Author/Creator: Pearsee, Jonathon, fl. 1780-1797 Place Written: Fort Herkimer, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 13 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.4 x 17.8 cm. Order a Copy

Request for thirty days' worth of provisions for Indians going to "Niagia." Note of receipt signed with a mark by a Peter Quenungedau.

Pearsee, Jonathan, fl. 1780-1797

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