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French, Samuel, fl. 1777-1779 [Receipt between Samuel Treat and Colonel Flowers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00598 Author/Creator: French, Samuel, fl. 1777-1779 Place Written: Morristown, New Jersey Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 22 May 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 8.6 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

"Received... of Samuel Treat one thousand dollars for which he gave Col Flowers a Receipt." Signed by French as Major and Commissary of Military Stores. Text in Knox's hand.

French, Samuel, fl. 1777-1779

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