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Scott, Moses, 1738-1821 [Request for rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02614 Author/Creator: Scott, Moses, 1738-1821 Place Written: New Brunswick, New Jersey Type: Autograph document signed Date: 3 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Request for six days' worth of provisions. Also signed as received by John Pratt with his mark.

Scott, Moses, 1738-1821
Pratt, John, 1753-1824

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