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Ritchie, Helena (fl. 1782) [Payment for rent of rooms and furniture]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08552 Author/Creator: Ritchie, Helena (fl. 1782) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 14 May 1782 Pagination: 1 p. ; 9 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Knox paid £134 "for the rent on certain rooms and furniture, from the 28th Novr last to the present day." Signed by Helena Ritchie.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ritchie, Helena, fl. 1782

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