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Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Specification of the number of feet in each work, number of men necessary for each, and the quantitiy of provision for twenty days - obtained from General McDougall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01767 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 18.4 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Chart of measurements and supplies, broken down by location; all West Point vicinity fortifications.

McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

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