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Chase, Samuel (1741-1811) Obligatory note to the Bank of the U.S., paying David Harris

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.06 Author/Creator: Chase, Samuel (1741-1811) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Document signed Date: 05 January 1806 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12.6 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Written on blue paper.

Baltimore January 1806
The President Directors & Company of the banks of the United States.
Ten days after sight pay David Harris esquire or order Eight hundred & seventy five dollars.
Samuel Chase.

Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811
Harris, David, fl. 1802

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