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Winn, John (b. 1789) [Account between John Winn and J. M. Wills]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.44 Author/Creator: Winn, John (b. 1789) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 15 May 1823 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 17 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

An itemized account of payments by John Winn to J. M. Wills between 1820-1822. Listed are injuries of enslaved people, a marjority of which was bleeding, medicine purchases, and a court visit.

Winn, John Bowles, 1789-?
Willis, J.M., fl. 1820-1822

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