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Cox, Joseph (fl. 1775) [Promissory note]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.107 Author/Creator: Cox, Joseph (fl. 1775) Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 12 October 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Promises to pay Janus Judah 28 pounds, six shillings, and nine pence with interest.

Cox was related to the Coxe family of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He was a Loyalist.

Cox, Joseph, fl. 1775
Judah, Janus, fl. 1775

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