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Cowles, Elijah Jr., 1755-1826 [Receipt of payment to Jonathan Bull]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.609.20 Author/Creator: Cowles, Elijah Jr., 1755-1826 Place Written: Farmington, Connecticut Type: Document signed Date: 23 November 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9.5 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy

Cowles signs, certifying the payment of Bull for riding a horse from Farmington to Hartford, possibly for an express delivery.

Cowles, Elijah Jr., 1755-1826
Bull, Jonathan, fl. 1779

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