Traffarn, Philip (fl. 1770-1782) [Bill for Doctor Aaron Lopez]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.517.04 Author/Creator: Traffarn, Philip (fl. 1770-1782) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: November 1770 Pagination: 1 p. ; docket ; 19 x 15 cm. Order a Copy
Bill from Phillip Traffarn's ship "Benjamin" to Doctor Aaron Lopez for three pounds nineteen schillings nine pence.
Philip Traffarn was a Captain during the American Revolution.
Aaron Lopez was a Jewish Merchant who provided ships for the colonies during the American Revolution. He was the first president of Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the United States.
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