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Rifenburgh, Jacob, fl. 1861 [Receipt for Jacob Rifenburgh for 1 ½ yards of cloth and muslin worth $4.29]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08914.035 Author/Creator: Rifenburgh, Jacob, fl. 1861 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 28 December 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.6 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Receipt for Jacob Rifenburgh for 1 ½ yards of cloth and muslin worth $4.29.

Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863
Brooks, Louis, fl. 1862-1876

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