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Hodgon, Benjamin, fl. 1797 [Acceptance of a draft]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07072 Author/Creator: Hodgon, Benjamin, fl. 1797 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 29 December 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Notes the acceptance of a draft, $700 and a bill from Benjamin Hodgdon's father, Samuel Hodgdon. Appears to be written in Henry Knox's hand.

Hodgdon, Benjamin, fl. 1797
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

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