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Ashton, Joseph, fl. 1779-1785 [Return of military stores at Fort Pitt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03168 Author/Creator: Ashton, Joseph, fl. 1779-1785 Place Written: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 25 July 1785 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 31.7 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Marked as a copy. Includes the [copied?] signature of Joseph Ashton, Lieutenant of Artillery Commanding at Fort Pitt. Lists carriages, howitzers, carbines, rifles, horse shoes, and other stores.

Ashton, Joseph, fl. 1779-1785

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