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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02503 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: 12 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Request for rations for Stephen Collins of the 4th Massachusetts regimen, who has discharged from the hospital. Countersigned by Mr. [Robert Bell] with the docket signed by Collins.

Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784
Collins, Stephen, fl. 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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