Beal, Cato, fl. 1780 [Receipt of money paid]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00808 Author/Creator: Beal, Cato, fl. 1780 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 16 May 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy
Receipt of money paid for the services of a servant (likely a black servant) of General Henry Knox. Witnessed by Nabby Crocker and signed with Cato Beal's mark. Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp.
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