Swan, Samuel, fl. 1791 [Receipt for the pay of Caleb Swan]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05219 Author/Creator: Swan, Samuel, fl. 1791 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 5 November 1791 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.9 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy
Receipt for the $150 paid to Caleb Swan as a deputy agent to the Creek Indians from 14 February-14 May 1791. A note indicates that Caleb's brother Samuel Swan was given the money by Henry Knox of the War Department. The receipt appears to be written and signed in Swan's hand.
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