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Perkins, Jane (fl. 1778) [Receipt for Jane Perkins]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.460.08 Author/Creator: Perkins, Jane (fl. 1778) Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: March 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ;10 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt for Jane Perkins from the town of Newburyport, for "Boarding & Nursing John Kinney a soldier in the Army of the United States." Kinney died while in her care. Perkins signs with her mark, stating she has received payment.

Perkins, Jane, fl. 1778
Kinney, John, ?-1778

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