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Foster, Thomas R., fl. 1865 [Receipt for one cow]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04210.03 Author/Creator: Foster, Thomas R., fl. 1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 28 February 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.5 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt for three hundred dollars for one cow.

Foster, Thomas R., fl. 1865

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