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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.081 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Receipt for victuals |
| Date | 24 August 1779 |
| Author | Boston, Sileas (fl. 1779) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by many other men of various brigs returning from the Penobscot expedition certifying that they received breakfast or dinner at Thaddeus Broad's. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Military Provisions Revolutionary War Privateering Maritime Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Boston, Sileas (fl. 1779) Broad, Thaddeus (fl. 1779) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The Penobscot Expedition (July-August 1779) was a failed American offensive against the British fortress at Penobscot (present-day Maine). |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |