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Capron, Seth, fl. 1783 [Request for rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02422 Author/Creator: Capron, Seth, fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 24 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 14.3 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Request for four days' worth of provisions for men "belonging to the Comdr in Chiefs Barge ... " Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.

Capron, Seth, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784

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