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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Receipt of payment from Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00756 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document Date: February 9, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 13.8 cm Order a Copy

Document in Knox's hand, signed by Mosely twice. His first signature indicates receipt of payment from Knox for transporting two cannons from Westfield to Worcester. His second signature confirms receipt of payment for "a mistake in the calculation of three cannon transported by John Mosely ... "

Mosely, David, fl. 1776
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Mosely, John, fl. 1776-1779

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