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Monroe, James (1758-1831) Statement of Account with Benjamin Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07411 Author/Creator: Monroe, James (1758-1831) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Manuscript document Date: 1790/05/08 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 22.7 x 37.3 cm Order a Copy

Includes entry for "Negro Fanny & her children." Dates from 1782-1787, while Monroe lived at Williamsburg.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Johnson, Benjamin, fl. 1780

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