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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Return of plank wanted for carriages]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02015 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 18 March 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 26 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy

Clerically signed for Henry Knox by Patten. Lists planks by number of carriages with estimates by plank length.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805

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