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Andrews, John (fl. 1796) [Receipt to Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06775 Author/Creator: Andrews, John (fl. 1796) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 18 June 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt of monies Knox paid to Samuel Breck for various items, including ten dollars owed to Breck, as well as for the use of one half a pew in Peters Church, Philadelphia. Extensive docket in Knox's hand on verso.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Andrews, John, fl. 1796
Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809

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