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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09962 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32.7 cm, Width: 21.6 cm Order a Copy

Lists the estimated cost of materials and work for the building of a powder magazine. Materials include lime, beams, rafters and bricks. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

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