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Lillie, John, 1755-1801 [Request for provisions]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02414 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 24 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13.8 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Request to issue rum for men employed in repairing boats. Docket signed by John Buchanan.

Buchanan, John, fl. 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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