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Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) [Memoranda]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08309 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 15 January 1773 Pagination: 8 p. ; 16 x 9.8 cm. Order a Copy

List of expenses from Mrs. Lucy Knox by date. Items include satin, wages of various servants, green tea, cloth, buttons and a pig.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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