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Strachan, William (1752-1798) [Return of issues at the Artillery Park]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00996 Author/Creator: Strachan, William (1752-1798) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 30 June 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20.2 x 32 cm. Order a Copy

Taken from the last returns by Lieutenant William Strachan. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, who was likely with Henry Knox at New Windsor, New York. Includes rations drawn by women and children. Originally enclosed with GLC02437.00997.

Strachan was a Regimental Quartermaster in the Continental Army and later a lieutenant of the Artillery.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Strachan, William, 1752-1798

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