Levy, Moses (d. 1792) [Receipt for cloth]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.518.04 Author/Creator: Levy, Moses (d. 1792) Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Document signed Date: 27 September 1754 - 14 October 1754 Pagination: 1 p. ; 9.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Receipt confirming payment from Joseph Clarke for sixty-nine pounds worth of cloth. The first half of the receipt dated 27 September, Levy's signature dated 14 October. Clarke's name spelled Clark in text.
Moses Levy was a Jewish businessman from Newport, Rhode Island.
Joseph Clarke was the General Treasurer of Rhode Island.
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