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Subsistence account of Lieut. Thomas V. Sylvester

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.047 Author/Creator: Place Written: Burlington, Vermont Type: Manuscript document Date: 30 June 1813 Pagination: 1p. : Height: 16.6 cm, Width: 40.2 cm Order a Copy

A subsistence account of $36.60 for May 1-June 30, 1813. Sylvester was stationed in Burlington, Vermont, and was part of a regiment of volunteers.

McCobb, Denny, fl. 1813
Shelden, Walter, fl. 1813

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