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Montefiore, Moses V., 1712-1789 [Promissory note from George Romney to Thomas Jenkins]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03148.01 Author/Creator: Montefiore, Moses V., 1712-1789 Place Written: Rome, Italy Type: Manuscript document signed Date: January 12, 1774 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 23.9 cm Order a Copy

Promising Jenkins fifty pounds. Sent to Thomas Green at Gray's Inn in London. Signed by Romney and Jenkins. Signed on verso by Moses V. Montefiore to whom the money was eventually paid.

Romney, George, 1734-1802
Montefiore, Moses V. (Moses Vita), 1712-1789
Jenkins, Thomas, 1722-1798

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