Crafts, Thomas (1740-1799) [Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Thomas Crafts]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09475 Author/Creator: Crafts, Thomas (1740-1799) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 23 December 1772 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 23.4 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Includes account information from 23 September 1772. Signed on verso by Crafts 23 December 1772, certifying that Flucker paid his account in full. Flucker paid Crafts to paint rooms, doors, and window frames.
Possibly refers to Colonel Thomas Crafts, Jr. Crafts was involved in the Boston Tea Party and was active in the American Revolution. Before joining the military, Crafts was educated in the painting trade.
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