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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Return of boards, & nails wanting for stores, shops & barracks at West Point

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01634 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1 October 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26.1 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Marked "copy." List of items needed at West Point. Signed by T[homas] Patten, Captain of Artillery Artificers, and H[enry] Knox, Major General and Commanding officer of West Point. Addressed to Colonel [Timothy] Pickering, Quartermaster General.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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