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Waters, J. (fl. 1800) [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08781 Author/Creator: Waters, J. (fl. 1800) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 29 November 1800 Pagination: 2 p. ; 13.7 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt of a surety and promise for payment from Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln and Henry Jackson, whom also signed the document, though their signatures have been struck.

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Waters, J., fl. 1800

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