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Burrows, William, fl. 1783 [Provision return for artificers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02368 Author/Creator: Burrows, William, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 7 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 19.5 x 15.8 cm. Order a Copy

Return for 17 1/2 rations for a man and a woman. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by William Smith.

Burrows, William, fl. 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Smith, William, fl. 1777-1783

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