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Doughty, John, 1754-1826 Victualing return for one army prisoner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09710 Author/Creator: Doughty, John, 1754-1826 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 6 May 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 24.1 cm Order a Copy

Under the return, lists the names Asa [Andrews?] and Richard Douglass (possibly quartermaster and captain respectively; text is faded). Doughty signs by order of General Knox. Contains a note on page two written by [P.?] Austen, noting receipt of rations.

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

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