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Messrs Bowdoin and Read, fl. 1777 [Bill sent to Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08403 Author/Creator: Messrs Bowdoin and Read, fl. 1777 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 26 April 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 5.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Knox bought 2 loaves of sugar with a total weight of 21 pounds, 15 ounces for £2.14.10. Jonathan Davis signed as the agent for Bowdoin and Read, claiming he received payment.

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