Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795 [Receipt for meals and lodging]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02205 Author/Creator: Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document Date: 7 August 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy
Signed by Charles Pyncheon. Verifies receipt of 32 shillings from Bartlett as payment for his and Colonel Nathaniel Peabody's food and lodging for eight days at the Springfield, Massachusetts monetary convention held 30 July - 6 August 1777.
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