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Tiffin, William, fl. 1777 [Proof of British powder]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00674 Author/Creator: Tiffin, William, fl. 1777 Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 19-24 December 1777 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Written at Turtle Bay near New York. Chart recording the result of proofing [testing] of British powder and powder captured by the British. Includes names of prizes from which powder was taken and the capturing vessels. Signed twice by William Tiffin, Captain of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.

Tiffin, William, fl. 1777

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