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Lord, Jonadab (fl. 1775) [Record of payment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.603.04 Author/Creator: Lord, Jonadab (fl. 1775) Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 5 December 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Lord signs with a mark, and James Littlefield signs as a witness. Lord pays Samuel [Cheff?] one pound, ten shillings, and six pence.

Lord, Jonadab, fl. 1775
Littlefield, James, fl. 1775
Chaff, Samuel, fl. 1775-1810

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