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Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783 [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02566 Author/Creator: Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 25 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 18.7 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Return for two former captives in Canada, who are going home to Pennsylvania. Docket signed by James Wilson.

Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783
Wilson, James, 1742-1798

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