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Bumstead, Thomas, fl. 1778 [Bill for repairs made to Henry Knox's chaise]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08415 Author/Creator: Bumstead, Thomas, fl. 1778 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 16 July 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Noted that Henry Knox paid Thomas Bumstead in full for work on his chaise. Total cost was £22.12.2. Payments were for chains, springs, rivets, seats, lace, buckles, a head rail, and labor for repairs. The work was done March-September 1777, but it seems that Bumstead signed the document on 16 July 1778.

Bumstead, Thomas, fl. 1778
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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