Livingston, James, 1747-1832 [Army rations issued to Colonel James Livingston]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02442 Author/Creator: Livingston, James, 1747-1832 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 15.5 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Captain T.B. Tearse as the commander of the post at Albany. Provision return for rations issued to Colonel James Livingston from 1-31 August 1783. A total of 155 rations were issued over 31 days. The rations were issued "agreeable to a Resolution of Congress." Note on verso signed by Colonel Livingston stating that he received the rations from contractors. No place written, but could possibly be Albany, New York.
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