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Hogel, Francis (fl. 1777) [Reciept for payment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.15 Author/Creator: Hogel, Francis (fl. 1777) Place Written: Skenesboro, New York Type: Document signed Date: 21 July 1777 Pagination: 1 p. ; 7 x 16.3 cm. Order a Copy

Written in Skenesborough or Skenesboro, which is now Whitehall, New York. Receipt for Francis Hogel, who had to sign it with an "x" as his mark. Says Hogel received 10 guineas for his service in the King's Army from Major Robert Kingston, a member of the staff of General John Burgoyne.

Kingston, Robert M., fl. 1776-1779

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