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Morton, Nathaniel (fl. 1815) [Receipt for duty paid for a carriage]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.718.05 Author/Creator: Morton, Nathaniel (fl. 1815) Place Written: Easton, Massachusetts Type: Printed document signed Date: 16 January 1815 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Certifies that Lemuel Dunbar paid the yearly duty of one dollar for a two wheeled Chaise carriage. Printed with blanks filled in by hand. Identifies Morton as the collector of revenue for th e 14th collection district of Massachusetts.

Morton, Nathaniel, fl. 1815
Dunbar, Lemuel, 1786-?

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