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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.044 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1813 Pagination: 2p. : Height: 48.9 cm, Width: 39.3 cm Order a Copy

A pay roll document for soldiers, likely from the War of 1812. There is a sizable hole in the center of the document that has resulted in some text loss. Handdrawn calculations, presumably adding up wages or expenses, on both pages.

Bailey, Jacob, fl. 1813
Harris, Thomas, fl. 1813
Witham, Benjamin, fl. 1813
Allens, Jacob, fl. 1813
Duttor, Thomas, fl. 1813
Low, Robert, fl. 1813
Potter, Hugh, fl. 1813
Brasune, Harrison, fl. 1813
Rilber, Victor, fl. 1813
Briggs, Joseph, fl. 1813
Shaker, Thomas, fl. 1813

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