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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Receipt for thirty dollars from the Board of Treasury for John Adams' reception]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04185 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 20 April 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23.7 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Notes that he received thirty dollars from the Board of Treasury on this day while at the Hiats Tavern, to reimburse him for expenses incurred for the reception festivities for the Vice President of the United States [John Adams].

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Adams, John, 1735-1826

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