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Doughty, John (1754-1826) [Orders to supply rations to John Brown]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02274 Author/Creator: Doughty, John (1754-1826) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 14 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 10 x 22.5 cm. Order a Copy

Order of 22 rations for John Brown, soldier in the Invalid Regiment, discharged and on his way to Boston, Massachusetts. The order for 22 rations also includes Brown's wife.

Doughty, John, 1754-1826
Brown, John, fl. 1783

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