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Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 [Legal document signed by Daniel Boone]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05486 Author/Creator: Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 Place Written: St. Charles, Missouri Type: Autograph document signed Date: 31 August 1806 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 16.2 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Boone as commander of the Femme Osage District in St. Charles County, Missouri. Contains a list of expenses related to a legal case. Joseph Haines signs, stating that he received money from District Constable William Hayes. Timothy Kibby, Justice of the Peace, signs as a witness of Hayes' payment to Haines.

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820
Haines, Joseph, fl. 1806
Kibby, Timothy, fl. 1806

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