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Lispenard, Leonard (1716-1790) [Receipt for 501 pounds from Charles Williams and Thomas Jones]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02503.11 Author/Creator: Lispenard, Leonard (1716-1790) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 15 November 1759 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.8 x 17.6 cm. Order a Copy

Money received from the late Joseph Munay, by order of his will.

Lispenard was later a member of the Stamp Act Congress.

Lispenard, Leonard, 1716-1790

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