Duer, William (1747-1799) [Receipt of funds from Henry Knox, partially in French]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05469 Author/Creator: Duer, William (1747-1799) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 24 April 1792-19 May 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.3 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Document includes an extract of a letter from Mr. [William] Duer written in French on 24 April. Also includes a receipt from Henry Knox of fifty dollars, dated 19 May. Lastly, letter includes a section in French apparently signed by a Mr. Bancel. Signed also by R.J. Vanden Brock as witness.
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