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Dunham, Azariah, 1718-1790 [Promissory note]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00797 Author/Creator: Dunham, Azariah, 1718-1790 Place Written: Morristown, New Jersey Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 5, 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 11.8 cm, Width: 16.4 cm Order a Copy

Dunham promises to pay Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to Henry Knox, $2,860.60. Shaw signs on verso 18 March 1780, noting, "Please to pay within to Capt. Finley." Shaw also signs 29 June 1780, with a note that states "Please to pay the within to the Bearer."

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Dunham, Azariah, 1718-1790

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