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Decatur, Stephen, 1752-1808 [Bank note issued to James Stewart for thirty six dollars]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00308.08 Author/Creator: Decatur, Stephen, 1752-1808 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 14 May 1800 Pagination: 1 p. ; 5.5 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Drawn against the Bank of the United States. With puncture cancellation. Signed "Stephen Decatur Jnr."

Decatur, Stephen, 1752-1808
Stewart, James, fl. 1800

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