Gardner, John, 1696-1770 to Thomas Richardson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.244.04 Author/Creator: Gardner, John, 1696-1770 Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: July 14, 1758 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 15 x 18 cm. Order a Copy
Cosigned by Thomas Cranston and Peter Bours, who along with Gardner, were members of the Rhode Island War Committee during the French and Indian War. Orders General Treasurer Thomas Richardson to pay Robert Potter fifty pounds for troop wages and billeting.
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