Marache, Solomon (fl. 1749-1808) [Receipt for goods purchased by William Vernon, verso signed by Solomon Marache]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.510 Author/Creator: Marache, Solomon (fl. 1749-1808) Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Document signed Date: 10 April 1767 Pagination: 1 p. ; docket ; 20.5 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy
Receipt for goods purchased by Vernon from Marache. Verso signed by Marache upon receipt of the document.
Solomon Marache was a Jewish manufacturer of earthenware and glassware.
William Vernon was a merchant, and became President of the Navy Board in 1777, the equivalent of the modern day Secretary of the Navy.
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