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Oliver, Robert (1738?-1810) to Commissary Stiles

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.225 Author/Creator: Oliver, Robert (1738?-1810) Place Written: Harrison Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 May 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 23 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Desires to know if Stiles will be supplying him with provisions. Specifically needs four pounds candles. Addressed to "Comsy Stiles or his Assistant."

Robert Oliver was a Major.

Oliver, Robert, 1738?-1810
Stiles, Commissary, fl. 1779

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