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Crane, John, 1744-1805 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.103 Author/Creator: Crane, John, 1744-1805 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 8, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

Colonel Crane asks Captain Bryant to sign a duplicate receipt for recruitment money Crane had given him in 1777, so he could settle his accounts. Crane had lost the original.

Crane, John, 1744-1805

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