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Dunton, Ebenezer (fl. 1794-1796) [Receipt of contract]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06076 Author/Creator: Dunton, Ebenezer (fl. 1794-1796) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 11 April 1794 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.3 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

A receipt of $800 for an enclosed contract. Contract and money was delivered by Henry Jackson on behalf of Henry Knox to Ebenezer Dunton and Tileston Cushing. The document is marked as a copy. Another date was added in pencil of 17 April 1794. The original document was signed by Ebenezer Dunton, Tileston Cushing, and by Henry Knox's attorney, Henry Jackson.

Dunton, Ebenezer, fl. 1794-1796
Cushing, Tileston, fl. 1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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