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Duer, William, 1747-1799 [Receipt of funds from Henry Knox, partially in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05469 Author/Creator: Duer, William, 1747-1799 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 24 April 1792-19 May 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Document includes an extract of a letter from Mr. [William] Duer written in French on 24 April. Also includes a receipt from Henry Knox of fifty dollars, dated 19 May. Lastly, letter includes a section in French apparently signed by a Mr. Bancel. Signed also by R.J. Vanden Brock as witness.

Vanden Brock, R. J., fl. 1789-1793
Duer, William, 1747-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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