Shed, Joseph (fl. 1779) [Receipt for food for state troops]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.076 Author/Creator: Shed, Joseph (fl. 1779) Place Written: Falmouth, [Maine] Type: Autograph document signed Date: 23 August 1779 Pagination: 1 p. ; 16 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Three separate notes on one page all certifying the receipt of food items like bread, sugar, and coffee. First note signed by Shed, second by William Cave, and the third signed with a mark by Joseph Abbott. The first note states the goods were received of Joseph Noyes for 10 men belonging to the State Brig Hazard. Second note states the goods were received from Noyes for Cave and three men belonging to the Monmouth. The third states the goods are for Abbott and the men of the ship Sally.
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