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Lowe, Samuel (fl. 1797-1798) [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08722 Author/Creator: Lowe, Samuel (fl. 1797-1798) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 14 October 1797 Pagination: 1 p. ; 12 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt of a pair of pens worth about $70 from Joseph Dean on behalf of Henry Knox.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lowe, Samuel, fl. 1797-1798
Dean, Joseph, fl. 1797-1801

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