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Ross, George (1730-1779) [Case of Dalton verses McClure]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00682 Author/Creator: Ross, George (1730-1779) Place Written: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: October 1751 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.5 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Details a case in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, between Andrew Dalton and Robert McClure about a promissory note for payment. Dated "October term."

Ross, admitted to the bar in 1750, was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress 1774-1777 and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Ross, George, 1730-1779
Dalton, Andrew, fl. 1751
McClure, Robert, fl. 1751

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