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Coombs, William, 1736-1814 [Receipt regarding Captain Edward Wiggleworth]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.459.03 Author/Creator: Coombs, William, 1736-1814 Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: June 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 12.3 cm, Width: 16.6 cm Order a Copy

Possibly created in Newburyport. Coombs signs for a list of expenses for items such as travel and overnight lodging. States that he received the amount cited for Captain Wiggleworth. Docket states "Captain Wiggleworths Bill."

Coombs, William, 1736-1814
Wiggleworth, Edward, 1741-1794

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