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King, Zebulon (fl. 1777-1783) [Provision return]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02430 Author/Creator: King, Zebulon (fl. 1777-1783) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 28 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9.5 x 17.2 cm. Order a Copy

Return for a prisoner for one day. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell and countersigned by John Lillie.

King, Zebulon, fl. 1777-1783
Bell, Robert, fl. 1732-1784
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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