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Moore, John, fl. 1789 [Payment for board and tuition]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04406 Author/Creator: Moore, John, fl. 1789 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 7 November 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 16.1 cm Order a Copy

Lists the cost of board and tuition for Knox's sons, Henry and Marcus, along with the dates they were in school. Most of the document appears to have been written by Thomas Lambert Moore, rector of St. George's Church at Hempstead, Long Island 1785-1799. Contains a note written and signed by John Moore, stating that Knox paid the balance of the account 7 November 1789.

Moore, John, fl. 1784-1792
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Moore, Thomas Lambert, 1758-1799

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