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Pollard, Jonathan (fl. 1749-1786) [Account from Jonathan Pollard to Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00492 Author/Creator: Pollard, Jonathan (fl. 1749-1786) Place Written: Peekskill, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 23 November 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.6 x 23.8 cm. Order a Copy

Account for money owed Pollard for goods including flint, postage, and rum. Details of the account identical to GLC02437.00491.

Jonathan Pollard owned the shop next to Knox's Boston bookstore. Pollard became General Heath's aide-de-camp on 2 October 1776.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pollard, Jonathan, 1749-1802

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