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Snelling, Joseph (fl. 1786) [Receipt from Jonathan Burral, Esq.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03344 Author/Creator: Snelling, Joseph (fl. 1786) Place Written: Salem Type: Autograph note signed Date: 23 November 1786 Pagination: 1 p. ; 8 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Duplicate of GLC02437.03345. Written from Salem, possibly in Massachusetts. Receipt from Jonathan Burral [possibly Burrall], Esq., Commissioner of Accompts [possibly Accounts], for 450 dollars with interest to be given to Henry Knox.

Burrall, Jonathan, 1753-1834
Snelling, Joseph, fl. 1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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