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[Receipt for a mare, bridle, and saddle]

Dodd indicates the mare, received from Benjamin Dodd (spelled "Dod") will be used to "ride to Boston and from thence to Providence and from thence Home to Hartford as an Express on an Account of the Continental Congress from Philadelphia."

GLC01450.609.07

[Receipt of payment to Benjamin Dodd]

Chenward confirms Dodd's receipt of the sum. Chenavard's signature is followed by the initials J. T. The State of Connecticut pays Dodd for the use of his horse for an express from Boston to Providence, then to Hartford in October 1776. Dodd...

GLC01450.609.12