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Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800 [Provision return for army rations issued]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02443 Author/Creator: Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 24 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Edward Blake as a quartermaster of the artillery and addressed to Colonel John Crane. Provision return for a man discharged from the Massachusetts Artillery from 24-31 August 1783. The man received 7 rations over the 7 days. Docket is signed by a Jesse Jordan stating that contractors delivered the rations.

Crane, John, 1744-1805
Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800

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