Ralph Forrester account book 1778-1795 Forrester, Ralph

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Ralph Forrester account book 1778-1795 Forrester, Ralph

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The Ralph Forrester account book (62 pages) contains the accounts of a Pennsylvania farmer who supplied food to the Continental army during the Revolutionary war. The accounts document agricultural and economic activity in rural Pennsylvania at the end of the 18th century.

62 pages

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