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Johnson, Isaac (1713-1801) [Military pay reciept]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.215.05 Author/Creator: Johnson, Isaac (1713-1801) Place Written: Southborough, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 30 July 1778 Pagination: 1 p. ; 8 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Verifies that he has recieved twenty pounds because Elisha Johnson is being sent to Rhode Island. Elisha Johnson was Isaac Johnson's son.

Johnson, Isaac, 1713-1801
Johnson, Elisha, 1753-1832

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