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Doughty, John (1754-1826) [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02213 Author/Creator: Doughty, John (1754-1826) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 7 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 8.5 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

A provision return for a soldier belonging to the third Massachusetts regiment on command in Dobb's Ferry. Noted: "By Order of Genl Knox [Henry Knox]." The docket is signed by James Gibsen.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Doughty, John, 1754-1826

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