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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02496 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 12 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 11.2 cm, Width: 17.4 cm Order a Copy

Request for rations for a soldier in one of the Massachusetts regiments who has been discharged. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by Peter Little.

Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Little, Peter, fl. 1783

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