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Andrews, Asa (fl. 1783) [Return for Army Rations issued to Prisoners]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01816 Author/Creator: Andrews, Asa (fl. 1783) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 9 January 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 19.9 x 22.6 cm. Order a Copy

Lists number of prisoners by regiment, days as a prisoner and amount of rations issued. Signed by Asa Andrews; countersigned by Samuel Shaw; endorsed by Jacob Gillet on verso.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Gillet, Jacob, fl. 1783
Andrew, Asa, fl. 1783

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