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Burt, Elizabeth, fl. 1778 [Receipt for three "Pair Yarn Stockers"]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.447.04 Author/Creator: Burt, Elizabeth, fl. 1778 Place Written: Newburyport, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 11 July 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 6.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

With a signed note dated 4 September 1778 indicating her receipt of the money owed.

Burt, Elizabeth, fl. 1778

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