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Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 [Receipt for Brigadier General Alan Maclean]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.08 Author/Creator: Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 Place Written: Montreal, Canada Type: Autograph document signed Date: 15 June 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

42 pound, 10 shilling reciept written by Burgoyne to Jacob Jordan, paymaster at Montreal, for Briadier General Allan Maclean. On verso is Maclean's signature. Part of Burgoyne's signature is lost due to a repair

Kingston, Robert M., fl. 1776-1779

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