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Tate, Robert (fl. 1786) [Tax receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08599 Author/Creator: Tate, Robert (fl. 1786) Place Written: Falmouth Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 28 October 1786 Pagination: 2 p. ; 7.9 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Tax receipt regarding £2, 2s. in taxes. Includes two notes of receipt on the verso signed by John Hobby. Noted as written in Falmouth, state unknown.

Hobby, John, 1749-1802
Tate, Robert, fl. 1786

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