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5 November 1791

Swan, Samuel, fl. 1791

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for the pay of Caleb Swan]

Receipt for the $150 paid to Caleb Swan as a deputy agent to the Creek Indians from 14 February-14 May 1791. A note indicates that Caleb's brother Samuel Swan was given the money by Henry Knox of the War Department. The receipt appears to be written and signed in Swan's hand.

GLC02437.05219

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