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Ward, Henry, 1732-1797 to Thomas Richardson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02503.22 Author/Creator: Ward, Henry, 1732-1797 Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1761/03/10 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13.3 cm, Width: 17.9 cm Order a Copy

Relays order by the Rhode Island general assembly to pay Henry Paget fifteen pounds out of the general treasury. Signed as secretary and as a witness to the order.

Ward, Henry, 1732-1797
Richardson, Thomas, fl. 1752-1761
Paget, Henry, fl. 1761

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