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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 [Samuel Hogden's purchase from Christopher Henry]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08550 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 13 May 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13.1 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Hodgdon bought 75 pounds of leather from Christopher Henry. Total came to £7.0.7. Hodgdon notes that Henry Knox gave him money to pay for the leather. Samuel Shaw delivered the money to Hodgdon. Docket in the hand of Shaw.

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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