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Rea & Johnston, 1768-1803 [Receipt for William Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08431 Author/Creator: Rea & Johnston, 1768-1803 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: April 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Receipt for painting and gilding sign boards for William Knox. The total cost was £2.0.0. Rea & Johnson noted that payment was received.

Rea & Johnston, 1768-1803
Johnston, John C., 1753-1818
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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