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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Receipt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08538 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: January 2, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 15.1 cm, Width: 9.2 cm Order a Copy

Receipt for the purchase of boots. Mentions Lucy Knox and that the account was settled January 2, 1781.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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