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Houston, Robert, 1765-1824 [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08804 Author/Creator: Houston, Robert, 1765-1824 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 6 October 1802 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9.8 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt of four cattle from Robert Hoffman for John Rynier to give to Henry Knox.

Houston, Robert, 1765-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Rynier, John, fl. 1797-1802

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