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Wright, J. (fl. 1783) [Delivery of rations]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02528 Author/Creator: Wright, J. (fl. 1783) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 17 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12.2 x 23.3 cm. Order a Copy

Requests a delivery of ten days' worth of provisions for a discharged soldier travelling to Boston, Massachusetts. Signed on behalf of Wright by William Burrows, quartermaster. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.

Burrows, William, fl. 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Wright, J., fl. 1783

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