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Jeffery, Richard W. (fl. 1855-1899) [Cancelled checks]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.132 Author/Creator: Jeffery, Richard W. (fl. 1855-1899) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 10 May 1899 Pagination: 2 p. ; 8 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

2 items. Re: two cancelled checks from the Citizens Exchange Bank of Richmond:
a. 10 May 1899. Twenty-Nine Dollars to T.A. Cary. Cancelled Red two-cent stamp.
b. 10 May 1899. Forty Dollars to Self (Robert W. Jeffrey). Cancelled Red two-cent stamp.

Some pencil scribblings and mathmatical calculations are on the back of the $40 check and two stamps are on the back of the $29 check.

Jeffery, Richard W., fl. 1855-1899
Carey, T.A., fl. 1899

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