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Cheesman, Joseph (fl. 1783) [Provision return for the department of masons]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01879 Author/Creator: Cheesman, Joseph (fl. 1783) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 25 January 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 21.3 cm. Order a Copy

Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by a man surnamed Hayden.

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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