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Clarke, Timothy (fl. 1777) [Receipt for gun locks]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.074.03 Author/Creator: Clarke, Timothy (fl. 1777) Place Written: Mansfield, Connecticut Type: Autograph document signed Date: 7 May 1777 Pagination: 1 p. ; 5 x 17.5 cm. Order a Copy

Certifies that Church received and paid for two gun locks manufactured by Uriah Hanks last March. Hanks was a prominent gun maker from Connecticut.

Church, Timothy, fl. 1777
Hanks, Uriah, 1736-1809

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