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Isaaks, Jacob (fl. 1755-1784) [Receipt for Jacob Isaacs]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.518.01 Author/Creator: Isaaks, Jacob (fl. 1755-1784) Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Printed document signed Date: 19 November 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt from Joseph Clarke to Jacob Isaacks for six pounds seventeen shillings worth of interest. Joseph Clarke was the general treasurer of Rhode Island. Jacob Isaacks was a Jewish merchant and broker in Newport.

Joseph Clarke was the General Treasurer of Rhode Island.

Isaacs, Jacob, fl. 1755-1784

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