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Batten, Thomas, fl. 1783 [Army Rations issued to Artificers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02055 Author/Creator: Batten, Thomas, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 18.5 x 22.1 cm. Order a Copy

Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from George Groom. Lists men by company with issued rations.

Groom, George, fl. 1783
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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