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Foster, Joseph, fl. 1797-1799 [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09861 Author/Creator: Foster, Joseph, fl. 1797-1799 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 30 April 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 12 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account with Joseph and Samuel Foster through 20 November 1798 to 27 March 1799. The Fosters signed they received payment from Henry Knox on 30 April 1799 at the bottom of the document.

Foster, Joseph, fl. 1797-1799
Foster, Samuel, fl. 1797-1799
Flucker, Thomas, fl. 1796-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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