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Wiley, M. (fl. 1778) [Account of provisions delivered for the use of General Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10467 Author/Creator: Wiley, M. (fl. 1778) Place Written: Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 8 January 1778 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33.2 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy

Created at Artillery Park, Great Valley [Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]. Includes account information from September 1777-January 1778. Lists items such as beef, pork, mutton, veal, bread, and other items. Signed by [M.?] Wiley. Verso contains additional account information also signed by Wiley.

Wiley, M., fl. 1778
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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