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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Certificate of wages owed to John Adams, an artillery artificer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00911 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 March 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 14.3 cm, Width: 22.2 cm Order a Copy

Shaw signs as Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, certifying that the statement is true and just. Marked as a copy, containing the copied signature of Thomas Patten, Captain of Artillery Artificers. Patten also indicates that Adams has more than his share of clothing for the year. Verso contains a record of three certificates related to Lt. Livingston.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805

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