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Bliss, Theodore (fl. 1772) [Receipts]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08289 Author/Creator: Bliss, Theodore (fl. 1772) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 13-20 June 1772 Pagination: 1 p. ; 15.3 x 9.3 cm. Order a Copy

Three receipts. The first dated 13 June from Theodore Bliss. The second dated 17 June from Samuel Clarke, and the last dated 20 June from Joseph Hood, all of Henry Knox for varying amounts of money.

Bliss, Theodore, fl. 1772-1790
Clarke, Samuel, fl. 1772
Hood, Joseph, fl. 1772
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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