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Conant, Samuel (fl. 1777) [Bill from Livingston & Turnbull to William Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08407 Author/Creator: Conant, Samuel (fl. 1777) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 14 April 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13.7 x 13.9 cm. Order a Copy

William Knox bought cloth, hose, ruffled shirts, and leather breeches from the merchant house of Livingston and Turnbull. The total was for £19.7. Signed by Samuel Conant as receiving payment. Bottom also says "Examd & Enter'd."

Conant, Samuel, 1722-1788
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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