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Bushnell, David, 1740-1826 [Army rations issued to sappers & miners]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02233 Author/Creator: Bushnell, David, 1740-1826 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 4 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Provision return for non-commissioned officers and privates belonging to the corps of sappers and miners from 1-4 July. A total of 18 men received a total of 76 rations.

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

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