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Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833 [Gideon Savage's wooden chest]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.013.02 Author/Creator: Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833 Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1778 circa Pagination: 1 item Height: 15 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Rustic wood chest with lock. Savage served as a Corporal of Artillery and Artificer for the Connecticut Continental Line in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Formerly contained documents and locks of hair decimalized in GLC01450.013.03-.20.

Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833

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