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Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) [Account of clothing pertaining to Lieutenant Colonel E. Cheever's company]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10474 Author/Creator: Ruddock, John (fl. 1779-1796) Place Written: Fishkill, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 5 August 1779 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33.4 x 41.5 cm. Order a Copy

Possibly relates to Colonel Ezekiel Cheever, Commissary General of Artillery Stores. Includes account information from 28 December 1776-5 April 1777. Notes that clothing came from Fort Washington. Lists who ordered the clothes and to whom they were delivered.

Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796
Cheever, Ezekiel, 1720-1793

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