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King, David, fl. 1780-1815 [David King's orders to pay Aaron White Jr.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.013.11 Author/Creator: King, David, fl. 1780-1815 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1780-1815 circa Pagination: 1 receipt : docket Height: 11 cm, Width: 16.5 cm Order a Copy

Receipt ordering payment of 2077 pounds of Carolina money to Aaron White Jr. This document originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013. White was Savage's father-in-law. Not dated but circa date estimated from other documents.

King, David, fl. 1780-1815
Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833
White, Aaron Jr., ?-1782

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