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Cheesman, Joseph (fl. 1783) [Provision return for the Engineer's Department]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02602 Author/Creator: Cheesman, Joseph (fl. 1783) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.9 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy

Lists number of issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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