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Dodge, Robert, fl. 1781 [Promissory note for John Dodge]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.095.02 Author/Creator: Dodge, Robert, fl. 1781 Place Written: Ipswich, Massachusetts Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 3 October 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 8 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that he promises to pay John Dodge twenty dollars silver on behalf of the town each month until John is discharged. Note on reverse signed by John Dodge and dated 3 May 1782 states he received the amount in full.

Dodge, Robert, fl. 1781
Dodge, John, fl. 1781-1782

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