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Day, Elijah, 1754-1799 [Receipt for nine hundred dollars]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.188.03 Author/Creator: Day, Elijah, 1754-1799 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: December 12, 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 11 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that by order of Mr Leonard he took cattle from Mr. Oliver Phelps, and recieved nine hundred continental dollars from Mr. Leonard for the cattle.

Day, Elijah, 1754-1799

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