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Roberts, Enoch, 1757-1853 [Receipt for payment made for quartering General William McPherson and his family]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04268 Author/Creator: Roberts, Enoch, 1757-1853 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 4 April 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 19.4 x 31.2 cm. Order a Copy

Duplicate receipt for $12, signed by Roberts, during Fries' Rebellion in Pennsylvania. Fries' Rebellion was caused by the passage of a window tax.

Roberts, Enoch, 1757-1853

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