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Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Received from Mr Forsyth, Commissary of Issues, during the month of January 1783

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01770 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: circa January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9.9 x 17.6 cm. Order a Copy

List of items received from James Forsyth during January 1783 for General Henry Knox and his family, signed by Samuel Shaw (see GLC02437.01769 for a related document.)

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Forsyth, James, fl. 1783

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