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Lillie, John, 1755-1801 [Order for beef and bread for the Knox family]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02465 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 3 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 10.1 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

Captain Lillie, aide-de-camp to Major General Knox, orders West Point Commissary Bell to deliver 20 pounds of beef and 20 pounds of bread for Knox and his family. Docket signed by a Jacob Johnson stating that the beef and bread were received. Ink of the document is faded.

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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