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Skinner, Thomas, fl. 1777 [Receipt for Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08420 Author/Creator: Skinner, Thomas, fl. 1777 Place Written: Worcester Township, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 17 October 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 7.8 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Captain Thomas Skinner received an eight-year-old black horse from General Henry Knox for $320. Docket appears to be in Samuel Shaw's hand.

Skinner, Thomas, fl. 1777
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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