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Cottrell, Thomas (fl. 1763) [Receipt for Samuel Kennedy]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.243.02 Author/Creator: Cottrell, Thomas (fl. 1763) Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Document signed Date: 25 December 1763 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 10 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Lieutenant Cottrell and co-signed as a witness by Kennedy Farrell. Receipt says to pay Samuel Kennedy over 21 pounds Rhode Island currency.

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