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Lillie, John, 1755-1801 [Order to deliver rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02629 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 10 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 17.4 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Order to deliver eighteen rations for Captain John Vincent and his men. Includes a note on the verso signed by Vincent with his mark.

Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Vincent, John, fl. 1783

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