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Wright, J., fl. 1783 [Provision return for an artificer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02840 Author/Creator: Wright, J., fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 18 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.1 x 29.4 cm. Order a Copy

Return of an artificer in Lieutenant Wright's company for six days' worth of provisions. Countersigned by Michael Jackson with a note on the verso from J. [Toomy ?].

Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801
Wright, J., fl. 1783
Toomy, J., fl. 1783

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