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Crane, John, 1744-1805 [Receipts for money disbursements from Henry Knox to Major John Crane and Captain Thomas Pierce]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00263 Author/Creator: Crane, John, 1744-1805 Place Written: Roxbury, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 29 March 1776 Pagination: 1p. : docket ; Height: 29.1 cm, Width: 15.9 cm Order a Copy

Two receipt entries signed by Crane and Thomas Pierce for pay distributions, but in neither Pierce's or Crane's hand. Crane and Pierce were under Knox's command. This document is the "loose receipt" referenced on page 18 of GLC02437.00258.

Crane, John, 1744-1805
Pierce, Thomas, fl. 1775-1778
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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