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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04266 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 August 1788-June 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Receipt detailing a financial interaction between Henry Knox, a Mr. [possibly Michael] Hillegas, and several other parties, including Knox's brother William, John Stagg, and Caleb Swan.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hillegas, Michael, 1729-1804
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803
Swan, Caleb, 1758-1809

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