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Lillie, John, 1755-1801 [Receipt of money paid to John Lillie]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03038 Author/Creator: Lillie, John, 1755-1801 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 5 August 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Major Lillie signs on both pages, noting receipt of money from Henry Knox and Timothy Pickering.

Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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