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Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794 [Account]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08754 Author/Creator: Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794 Place Written: Brigadier's Island, Maine Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 24 August 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

List of items sent to John Witherspoon from John Rynier. Items listed by date, type and amount, including beef, tea, rum, butter, and molasses.

Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794
Rynier, John, fl. 1797-1798

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