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Lillie, John (1755-1801) [Order to deliver soap for Knox's family]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02124 Author/Creator: Lillie, John (1755-1801) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 11 May 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 11 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy

Order issued to Mr. Forsyth the commissary of issues by Lillie as an aide-de-camp to an unknown officer asking that four pounds of soap be delivered for the use of Knox's family.

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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