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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Order for provisions for two prisoners]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09721 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 17 May 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 13 cm, Width: 17.2 cm Order a Copy

Also signed by Captain Lemuel Clift. Contains a note on page two written by Robert Chandle, who confirms receipt of supplies.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Clift, Lemuel, 1755-1821

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