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Barker, Ananias, fl. 1783 [Testimony]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02556 Author/Creator: Barker, Ananias, fl. 1783 Place Written: Saratoga, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. ; 15.8 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

Testimony concerning a lieutenant Wheaton. States that Wheaton "directed me to sell the same [rum] by retail at a cheaper rate than any person in of about the place, (which I did) ... "

Barker, Ananias, fl. 1783
Wheaton, Joseph, 1755-1828

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