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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 Height: 15 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Letter 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. Gardner orders General Treasurer Thomas Richardson to pay Robert Potter fifty pounds for troop wages and billeting.

Gardner, John, 1696-1770
Richardson, Thomas, fl. 1752-1761
Cranston, Thomas, 1710-1785
Bours, Peter, 1707-1761
Potter, Robert, fl. 1758

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