Martin, Peter, fl. 1778 [Receipt acknowledging funds]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.64.04 Author/Creator: Martin, Peter, fl. 1778 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 12 March 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 18 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy
Co-signed by John Delka. Martin and Delka were exchanged prisoners returning to South Carolina. Document is a receipt acknowledging Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress, had lent them sixty dollars for their trip home.
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