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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 [Aaron Burr promissory note, with verso signed by Benjamin L. Judah]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.502 Author/Creator: Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 23 June 1786 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 12 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Promissory note to Judah for five hundred and fifty dollars. Verso, endorsed by Judah reads "Read the Contents, NY 25, Ben Judah."

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
Judah, Benjamin L., fl. 1786

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