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[Articles of clothing delivered to Captain Lieutenant Bryant]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02878 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 9.7 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Lists white and blue cloth, thread, silk, and other items delivered to Captain Lieutenant Bryant "for a suit of cloths for himself." Date previously inferred, and written in pencil at the top of page.

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