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[George Way's bill to Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08546 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 May 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 7.3 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Bill to repair a wagon or chaise. Includes payments for stuffing a cushion, glass, and cloth. Total came to £5.10. Docket in Samuel Shaw's hand. Note on verso is signed by a John Foulke stating he received payment for Way on 9 May 1782.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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