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Ward, Henry (1732-1797) to Thomas Richardson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02503.22 Author/Creator: Ward, Henry (1732-1797) Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Autograph document signed Date: 10 March 1761 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13.3 x 17.9 cm. Order a Copy

Relays order by the Rhode Island general assembly to pay Henry Paget fifteen pounds out of the general treasury. Signed as secretary and as a witness to the order.

Richardson was the general treasurer for Rhode Island. Ward later served as a member of the Stamp Act Congress.

Ward, Henry, 1732-1797
Richardson, Thomas, fl. 1752-1761
Paget, Henry, fl. 1761

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