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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Certificate by Mary Dougherty (mother) that she wishes son to be apprenticed

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07423 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1818/11/07 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 17.8 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Certifying that she wants her son Andrew Johnson to be tailor apprentice to James G. Selby.

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