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Doughty, John, 1754-1826 [Order for beef]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01814 Author/Creator: Doughty, John, 1754-1826 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 8 January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 8.5 x 23.1 cm. Order a Copy

Orders twenty pounds of beef on General Knox's account.

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

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