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Dick, John (fl. 1753) [Note]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08968 Author/Creator: Dick, John (fl. 1753) Place Written: Greenock, Scotland Type: Manuscript note signed Date: 1 August 1753 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9.3 x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy

Promise to pay Samuel Waldo £10. Signed by John Dick with his mark, with William Grinlay and Thomas Anderson signing as witnesses. Noted as written in Greenock in North Britain.

Anderson, Thomas, fl. 1753
Dick, John, fl. 1753
Grinlay, William, fl. 1753
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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