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Smith, Hugh, fl. 1779 [Account of postage paid 20 March 1779]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00754 Author/Creator: Smith, Hugh, fl. 1779 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 20 March 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 17.4 cm Order a Copy

Title from docket. Knox pays Hugh Smith postage from July 1777 through 20 March 1779. Smith confirms receipt of postage from Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp.

Smith, Hugh, fl. 1779
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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