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Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808 [Receipt for thread, paper, ink, powder, a hat, and quills]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.049 Author/Creator: Bailey, Jacob, 1731-1808 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: February 18, 1813 to February 27, 1813 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 8.2 cm, Width: 17.3 cm Order a Copy

A reciept for the purchase of thread, paper, ink powder, quills, and a hat.

March, Samuel, fl. 1813
Bailey, Jacob, fl. 1813

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