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Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798 [Certificate for Major John Burnham]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05277 Author/Creator: Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 27 December 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28.8 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that Major John Burnham has settled his accounts with regards to his pay, subsistence, and monies given to him for recruitment purposes. Declares that Burnham's accounts are now balanced.

Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798
Burnham, John, fl. 1791-1832

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