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Taylor, George, fl. 1756-1792 Receipt for iron sold to the United Brethren in Bethlehem, PA

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.48 Author/Creator: Taylor, George, fl. 1756-1792 Place Written: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: December 31, 1756 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 4.6 cm, Width: 14.9 cm Order a Copy

With portions of two unrelated receipts on verso.

Taylor, George, 1716-1781
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Religion
Quakers
Merchants and Trade
Commerce
Finance
Religion and Eighteenth-Century Revivalism

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