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Montamont, Joseph, le riche de, fl. 1779 [Promissory note] [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.140 Author/Creator: Montamont, Joseph, le riche de, fl. 1779 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph note signed Date: 14 February 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Promissory note to Stephen Girard for six pounds fifteen schillings.

Montamont, Joseph, le riche de, fl. 1779
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831

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