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Shattuck, William, 1747-1810 [Certificate]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05600 Author/Creator: Shattuck, William, 1747-1810 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 6 September 1792 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Legally gives Henry Knox the power of attorney as "surviving partner of the late house of William & John Shattuck." Countersigned by John Brazer and Thomas H. [Hemble]. Date added later in pencil.

Brazer, John, fl. 1792
Shattuck, William, 1747-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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