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John Lamb account book

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Description: Primarily expenditures for obtaining recruits for the Continental Army, possibly kept in New York State.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1776-1777.
Call number: mssHM 977
Creator: Lamb, John(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of 1930.
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