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Wormwood, Amos, 1758-1809 [Receipt for service in the Penobscot Expedition]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.603.11 Author/Creator: Wormwood, Amos, 1758-1809 Place Written: Sanford, Maine Type: Document signed Date: 14 July 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 5.3 cm, Width: 15.7 cm Order a Copy

Wormwood acknowledges receipts of three pounds from Captain Morgan Lewis for his service. Several mathematical figures are written on verso.

Wormwood, Amos, 1758-1809
Lewis, Morgan, 1737-1784

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