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Palfrey, William (1741-1780) [Receipt for rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00716 Author/Creator: Palfrey, William (1741-1780) Place Written: Peekskill, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 18 July 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 17.3 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy

Also signed by John Kelley Smith, Adjutant in Colonel Edward Wigglesworth's Regiment. Palfrey signs on 18 July, verifying the issue of rations. Kelley signs 20 August 1778 approving a payment made to Thomas Smart.

Palfrey, William, 1741-1780
Smith, John Kelley, fl. 1778

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