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Ritchie, Helena (fl. 1782) [Room and board with Helena Ritchie]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08560 Author/Creator: Ritchie, Helena (fl. 1782) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: May 1782 Pagination: 1p . : docket ; 18.4 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Henry Knox's bill room and board, including use of furniture and cleaning. Total came to £ 5.17 or $135.54. Helena Ritchie signed the document stating payment was received in full. Docket in Samuel Shaw's hand.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ritchie, Helena, fl. 1782
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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