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Prices of clothing, and quantity allowed the troops of the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03400 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1786-1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.9 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Lists rations of clothing for troops in three different years, and the prices charged by the contracted merchant supplying the clothing. The list for 1786 includes prices from Turnbull, Marmie & Co., the list for 1788 includes prices from Royal Flint, and the list for 1789 includes prices from William Hill.

Flint, Royal, 1754-1797

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