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Batten, Thomas, fl. 1783 [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02054 Author/Creator: Batten, Thomas, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 12.9 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy

Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note on verso from Dudley Mercer. Lists men according to regiment with issued rations. Inks is faded on the left side, making it difficult to read.

Mercer, Dudley S., fl. 1783
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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