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Hill, Stephen, fl. 1777 [Receipts for coats and duffle]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00537 Author/Creator: Hill, Stephen, fl. 1777 Place Written: Fishkill, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 26, 1777 Pagination: 1 p. ; 11.3 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

States that Murphy received a coat and two and a half yards white duffle for ordnance, and that Hill received a coat and four yards white duffle. Each has signed their name next to the goods they received. Murphy's name is spelled Murffey, and he signs with his X above where his name has been written.

Murphy, Richard, fl. 1777
Hill, Stephen, fl. 1777

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