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Traille, Peter (fl. 1782) [Account of supplies used by the Royal Artillery in Charleston, South Carolina in October 1780]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.155 Author/Creator: Traille, Peter (fl. 1782) Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 31 October 1780 Pagination: 2 p. ; 32.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Lists ordnance, building supplies, and smithery, wagon-making, repair, and laboratory supplies, the service for which they were needed and the quantities expended.

Peter Traille was the Major Commanding in the Royal Artillery.

Traille, Peter, fl. 1782

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