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Hart, Abraham (fl. 1743-1758) [Receipt for one hundred forty-two pounds from Walter Rodman]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.518.05 Author/Creator: Hart, Abraham (fl. 1743-1758) Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Document signed Date: 20 July 1743 Pagination: 1 p. :docket ; 8 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt for one hundred forty-two pounds eighteen shillings eight pence received from Walter Rodman.

Abraham Hart was a Jewish merchant.

Hart, Abraham, fl. 1743-1758
Rodman, Walter, 1719-1753

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