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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02486 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 9 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 11.3 x 22.9 cm. Order a Copy

Request for twenty pounds of beef and one gallon of rum for Henry Knox and his family. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by Jacob Johnson.

Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784
Johnson, Jacob, fl. 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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