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Williams, William, 1731-1811 [Gun receipt for the Pay Table Committee of Connecticut]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01136 Author/Creator: Williams, William, 1731-1811 Place Written: Lebanon, Connecticut Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 July 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 11 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Informs the Committee of the receipt from Captain William Huntington of twelve guns manufactured for Connecticut. A docket on the verso in Ellsworth's hand is signed by Huntington in Stamford and dated 13 November 1776; it confirms his receipt of payment.

Williams, William, 1731-1811
Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807

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