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Tharp, John (1751-1819) [Stores received of Anthony Post by order of General Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00969 Author/Creator: Tharp, John (1751-1819) Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 13 June 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.1 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Marked as a copy. Original written in Fredericksburgh, New York. Copied by Samuel Shaw, who was likely with Henry Knox at New Windsor, New York. Lists hammers, irons, anvils, and axes, among other items.

Tharp, John, 1751-1819
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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