Gould, James, fl. 1776 [Revolutionary War era receipt from Captain Simon Edgel]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.218.03 Author/Creator: Gould, James, fl. 1776 Place Written: Framingham, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 9 May 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy
Signed "James Gould Ensign." Notes the reception of three pounds, ten shilling, and one penny, for himself and four others listed (John Divine, Jonathan Whitney, William Gibbs, and Phineas Chamberlain), not otherwise mentioned on a receipt. Gould had asked for pay for himself, Whitney, Gibbs and Chamberlain the previous month (see GLC01450.218.02).
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