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Bryant, John, 1742-1816 [52 receipts and payroll documents from the armory in Springfield, Massachusetts]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.117 Author/Creator: Bryant, John, 1742-1816 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 1781-1805 Pagination: 52 items Order a Copy

The receipts cover military stores and supplies, transportation, services, and general expenditures. Most receipts are countersigned on verso. Includes collateral information listing the names on the receipts.

Hatch, Solomon, 1784-1865
Bryant, John, 1780-1865
Bryant, John, 1742-1816
Armstrong, John, Jr. 1758-1843

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