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Staples, William, fl. 1788-1798 [Account between Henry Knox and James Rivington]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04051 Author/Creator: Staples, William, fl. 1788-1798 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 13 December 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 22.1 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Includes account information from April and August 1788. Staples confirms his receipt of the sum in full for James Rivington. Knox bought 4 volumes of Machiavelli, a traveling trunk, a compass, and one other item.

Staples, William, fl. 1788-1798
Rivington, James, 1724-1802
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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