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Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) [Account]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10386 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 10 May 1780 Pagination: 3 p. ; 40.6 x 16.4 cm. Order a Copy

Lists transactions of Henry Knox regarding the estate of the late Captain [Samuel ?] Treat by date.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Treat, Samuel, fl. 1775-1777

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