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Kean, John (fl. 1782) [Receipt from a tailor]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08558 Author/Creator: Kean, John (fl. 1782) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: May 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Someone purchased around 100 yards of various types of cloth for a total of £22.17.6. Kean's shop was at the corner of Market and Third Streets in Philadelphia.

Kean, John, fl. 1782

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