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Child, Abraham (fl. 1797-1798) [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08736 Author/Creator: Child, Abraham (fl. 1797-1798) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 12 October 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13.8 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy

Lists items in a transaction between Henry Knox and Abraham Child, including cloth and buttons. Includes a note of receipt on behalf of Child from Henry Smith, signed and dated Boston, 22 May 1798.

Child, Abraham, fl. 1797-1798
Smith, Henry, fl. 1797-1798
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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