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Foster, Thomas Waite (fl. 1769-1776) [Henry Knox in account with Captain Thomas Waite Foster]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00295 Author/Creator: Foster, Thomas Waite (fl. 1769-1776) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 13 May 1776 Pagination: 1p. 19.2 cm. x 22.1 cm. Order a Copy

Records cash received from Major John Crane in February and March 1776 and mentions the purchase of clothing. Paper has a large watermark with crown and coat of arms. Foster was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Crane, John, 1744-1805

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