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Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) [Samuel Hodgson's bill to Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08557 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 16 May 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 10.5 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Knox paid for 2 weeks and 6 days of keeping 2 horses, another 6 days and nights of keeping 2 horses, and 1 day for keeping a horse. Total came to £9.11.0. Signed by Hodgson stating the bill was paid in full. Docket in Samuel Shaw's hand.

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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