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McNeill, Mary (fl. 1787-1791) [Receipt of money paid by Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03772 Author/Creator: McNeill, Mary (fl. 1787-1791) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 25 January 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.8 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Countersigned by Henry Jackson as a witness. McNeill acknowledges receipt of a certificate for $2091.54, "the ballance of an Account between the United States & my late husband Hector McNeill." Appears to be written in the hand of Henry Jackson. Docketed by Knox. Duplicate of GLC02437.03773. See GLC02437.03662, .03670, .03675, .03708, .03781, and .03784.

Hector McNeill (1725-1785) was a Continental Navy captain dismissed from the service in 1778.

McNeill, Mary, fl. 1787-1791
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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