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Yeaw, Theophilus B., fl. 1862 [Receipt of payment received by Captain Ethan A. Jenks for transporting blankets and clothing for soldiers]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.261 Author/Creator: Yeaw, Theophilus B., fl. 1862 Place Written: Scituate, Rhode Island Type: Autograph note signed Date: 19 August 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10.6 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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