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Fernald, Benjamin, 1744-1812 [Record of payment]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.603.05 Author/Creator: Fernald, Benjamin, 1744-1812 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: December 21, 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 14.3 cm Order a Copy

Fernald signs as a witness. Samuel [Hamon?] instructs Captain Morgan Lewis to pay Simon Chase a sum of money (possibly out of Hamon's wages).

Fernald, Benjamin, 1744-1812
Hamon, Samuel, fl. 1775
Chase, Simon, fl. 1775
Lewis, Morgan, 1737-1784

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