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Lillie, John, 1755-1801 [Request for rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02501 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 12 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10.9 cm, Width: 16.8 cm Order a Copy

Request for rations for two men of the New Hampshire corps, who have been discharged. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell and Mr. Forbes, with Bell's name struck. Docket signed by Josiah Eastman.

Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784
Eastman, Josiah, 1756-1831
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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