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16 October 1776

Dodd, William, fl. 1776

Document signed

Title: [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

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