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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Unknown Pay due the non commissioned officers and privates...in the year 1791 who were actually discharged at Fort Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10239 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 November 1791 Pagination: 2 p. ; 39.6 x 25.3 cm. Order a Copy

Date from title. Lists officers and the pay due to them as of 4 November. Noted as a copy in the upper left corner. Noted as A and N 11 at the top of the first page. Extensive water damage at the top of the document. Watermarked. Letterpress copy.

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