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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02510 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 14 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12.7 x 22.9 cm. Order a Copy

Request for eight days' provisions for a soldier from one of the Massachusetts regiments who has been discharged. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by [Albert?] Chapman.

Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784
Chapman, Albert, fl. 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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