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Maxwell, Adam, fl. 1781 [Receipt of Abraham Greene]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.243.05 Author/Creator: Maxwell, Adam, fl. 1781 Place Written: East Greenwich, Rhode Island Type: Autograph document signed Date: 16 November 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 6 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Receipt written in Council of War. Authorizes Abraham Greene to draw one pounds, 10 shillings in silver money from the general treasury. Note on verso, signed by Greene, says he received the money on 27 November 1781.

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