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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Provision return for one man of captain Thomas Patten's Company]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01883 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 13 February 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 14.9 x 23.4 cm. Order a Copy

Lists men by company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement by Dudley Mercer. Date from note.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Mercer, Dudley S., fl. 1783
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Muster Rolls and Returns
Revolutionary War
Military History
Military Provisions
West Point (US Military Academy)
Continental Army
Creating a New Government

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