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Williams, Robert, fl. 1799-1802 [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09636.09 Author/Creator: Williams, Robert, fl. 1799-1802 Place Written: Rhinebeck, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 2 January 1802 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24 cm, Width: 21.9 cm Order a Copy

Two receipts on the same sheet for payment of duty on a 4 wheel carriage called a Phaeton that is drawn by 2 horse. One is good till September 30, 1801, the second is good till September 30, 1802. There is a note on the bottom that there is also 2 dollars for a Sulkey for 1801, and 3 dollars for a Coache for 1802.

Schuyler, Philip Jeremiah, 1768-1835

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