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Frost, Joseph, fl. 1793-1794 [Receipt of Joseph Frost for timber]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.108 Author/Creator: Frost, Joseph, fl. 1793-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 8 April 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt for $66 for "timber & planks furnished" on four dates: 2 November 1793, 14 February 1794, 5 March 1794, and 8 April 1794. Indicates that Captain Bryant will forward his receipts for the balance.

Frost, Joseph, fl. 1793-1794
Bryant, John, 1742-1816

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