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Callender, Benjamin, fl. 1772-1785 [Bill for William Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08474 Author/Creator: Callender, Benjamin, fl. 1772-1785 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 7.8 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Bill for making a coat and to mend another coat and a pair breeches. Also bills William for buttons, silk, and thread. The total is £7.16. Signed by Callender stating he received payment.

Callender, Benjamin, fl. 1772-1785
Knox, William, 1756-1795

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