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Tearse, Peter Bailey (fl. 1776-1783) [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02390 Author/Creator: Tearse, Peter Bailey (fl. 1776-1783) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 9 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 15.8 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Return for officers on furlough. Contains an endorsement signed by John Rice on verso with an illegible signature for the docket.

Rice, John, fl. 1783
Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783

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