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Sutton, Thomas, fl. 1776-1777 [Request for coat]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00538 Author/Creator: Sutton, Thomas, fl. 1776-1777 Place Written: New Castle, New Hampshire Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 25 February 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 8.9 x 15.7 cm. Order a Copy

Requests one coat for Sergeant Petty. Written to "the Conductor of Artillery at Fishkills." Written at Fort Constitution. Endorsed on verso by Abiel Pettie.

Sutton, Thomas, fl. 1776-1777

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