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Morris, Cadwalader (fl. 1772) Two shilling and sixpence note

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.226.01 Author/Creator: Morris, Cadwalader (fl. 1772) Place Written: Pensylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 03 April 1772 Pagination: 1 p. ; 7.5 x 8.5 cm. Order a Copy

[Currency]. [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania: 03 April 1772. Two shilling and sixpence note. Printed by Hall and Sellers. Signed by Cadwalader Morris, Joseph Swift and Samuel Hudson. No. 4665.

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