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Emes, Worsley (fl. 1790) [Account to Worsley Emes]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04458 Author/Creator: Emes, Worsley (fl. 1790) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1-20 January 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.1 x 20.7 cm. Order a Copy

Lists the "Cash received of sundry persons for Stores sold at Carlisle" by person and amount. Includes a note of receipt by Emes dated 20 January 1790 and written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Emes, Worsley, fl. 1790

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