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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 [Copy of a receipt for John Pierce]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00634.03.08 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 7 June 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Copy of a receipt that states Greene has received payment from John Pierce. This copy was made by Benjamin Mifflin from "the original on file in the Office of the Accountant of the War Department." Mifflin signs as a clerk. Greene's signature appears, though it is unlikely it is actually in his hand.

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Mifflin, Benjamin, fl. 1784-1795
Pierce, John, ?-1788

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