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Babcock, Elisha (1753-1821) to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.080 Author/Creator: Babcock, Elisha (1753-1821) Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 March 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 21 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Sends money related to accounts for military stores in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Captain John Bryant was the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts.

E. Babcock stand for Elisha Babcock. Elisha Babcock (1753-1821) was a printer of the American Mercury newspaper.

Babcock, Elisha, 1753-1821
Bryant, John, 1742-1816

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