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Doughty, John, 1754-1826 [Order to supply rations to Edward Tobin]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02272 Author/Creator: Doughty, John, 1754-1826 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 14 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 8.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Order of 25 rations to Edward Tobin, soldier in the Invalid Regiment discharged and on his way to Cherry Valley, New York. The order of 25 rations also includes Tobin's wife and child.

Doughty, John, 1754-1826
Tobin, Edward, fl, 1783

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