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Denny, R., fl. 1789 [Settled account of Jacob Norris]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04280 Author/Creator: Denny, R., fl. 1789 Place Written: Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 July 1789 Pagination: 1 p. ; 13.4 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

Written from "Auditors Office State of Maryland." A Mr. R. Denny of the Auditor's Office certifies that according to his office's books, Lieutenant Jacob Norris settled an account in 1779 in which he "has a credit for sixteen men recruited by him for the Continental Army."

Denny, R., fl. 1789
Norris, Jacob, fl. 1789-1790

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