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Chapman, Joseph (fl. 1774) [Bill for cloth and carpet]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08373 Author/Creator: Chapman, Joseph (fl. 1774) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 6 December 1774 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 8.4 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Bill for items bought at Greenleaf's auction by Henry Knox: four yards of broad cloth for £13.4 and one Persian carpet for £23, for a total of £36.4. Note at bottom says Chapman acknowledges receipt of payment on behalf of William Greenleaf. Docket says "paid."

Chapman, Joseph, fl. 1774-1776

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