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[List of Clothing left at Salem by the detachment of artillery when ordered to march to Portland, Maine]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.720.04 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1812-1814 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 19.5 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Notes that "this Cloaths was to be Sent to the Detachment but have not come." Contains a chart enumerating articles of clothing associated with various companies.

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