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Farmer, S., fl. 1794 [Indentured service contract between Friederich Gottman and Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06063 Author/Creator: Farmer, S., fl. 1794 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 15 March 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 16.4 cm Order a Copy

An indentured service contract between Friederich Gottman and Henry Knox. Gottman agrees to be Knox's servant for a term of five years and six months for his passage from Amsterdam. Upon completion of Gottman's term, Knox has agreed to give Gottman two new suits or 30 Spanish silver dollars. Contract signed by S. Farmer, Register.

Farmer, S., fl. 1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Gottman, Friedrich, fl. 1794-1797

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