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Snell, John, fl. 1770 [Promissory note]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08260 Author/Creator: Snell, John, fl. 1770 Place Written: Hopkinton Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 25 April 1771 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 6.3 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy

Promissory note to pay Thomas Flucker money for fencing or clearing land. Noted as written in Hopkinton, state unknown.

Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
Snell, John, fl. 1770

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