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Crane, John, 1744-1805 [Return of 640 dozen coat buttons]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09699 Author/Creator: Crane, John, 1744-1805 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 24 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

Colonel Crane notes that the buttons are needed "to repair the coats of the Massachusetts Artillery."

Crane, John, 1744-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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