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Cottrell, Thomas, fl. 1763 [Receipt for Samuel Kennedy]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.243.02 Author/Creator: Cottrell, Thomas, fl. 1763 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Document signed Date: December 25, 1763 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Lieutenant Cottrell and co-signed as a witness by Kennedy Farrell. Receipt says to pay Samuel Kennedy over 21 pounds Rhode Island currency.

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