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Brown, Zephaniah, 1739-1810 [Request for rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02525 Author/Creator: Brown, Zephaniah, 1739-1810 Place Written: Saratoga, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 16 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Request for rations for a prisoner going home to Canada.

Brown, Zephaniah, 1739-1810

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