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Dana, William (1745-1809) [Invoice for soldier payment and blanket purchases for men in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00285 Author/Creator: Dana, William (1745-1809) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 7 May 1776 Pagination: 2p.+docket. 24.7 cm. x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy

List pay for officers and new recruits, and the cost of blankets for fifty-three men. Docket identifies it as Captain Dana's account.

Dana, William, 1745-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Burbeck, William, 1716-1785
Crane (major), fl. 1776

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