Mitchell, Thomas, fl. 1781 [Receipt for corn and rye for Nathan Barber, a wagoner]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.412.04 Author/Creator: Mitchell, Thomas, fl. 1781 Place Written: Fredericksburgh Type: Autograph document signed Date: 9 November 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 11 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Mitchell, an assistant deputy quarter master, asks Jacob Benson for five bushels of corn and three of rye for the New Hampshire line. Nathan Barber, the wagoner, signed as "Waginer" noting his receipt of the items from Benson on the verso.
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