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Post, Anthony (fl. 1780) [Return of tools in the Ordinance Department at Fredricksburg]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00810 Author/Creator: Post, Anthony (fl. 1780) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 June 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 39.4 x 32.2 cm. Order a Copy

Lists tools by type and number, including blacksmith, carpentry, wheelwright tools and "Work in Hands." Post signs as Captain of Artillery.

Post, Captain Anthony

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