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A MILITARY FOOD PURCHASE FROM VINDOLANDA BACON & PORK FAT

document from the fort of Vindolanda – an account of monies owed and received to someone who supplied food and other goods to the fort, listing names of soldiers who had purchased goods, how much they owed, and what had been supplied – records the possible sale of bacon to the troops. Some of the names have been crossed out, likely indicating that these debts had been paid, while the remaining lines were probably soldiers who still owed money. The account

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