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Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) [Payment for board in Burlington, New Jersey]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08559 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: May 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 6.6 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Payment to Elizabeth Peck for board in Burlington, New Jersey. Purchases include butter, milk, cream, asparagus, and eggs. Total came to £1.13. In Samuel Shaw's hand is written "Burlington Paid." Docket also in Shaw's hand.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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