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Forbes, John, 1797-1880 [Receipt for payment of $100 for closing land offices in Texas]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06623.09 Author/Creator: Forbes, John, 1797-1880 Place Written: Nacogdoches, Texas Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1836/02/06 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 9 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Forbes attests to receiving $100 from Arthur Henrie, "receiver of the public Monies at Nacogdoches...for closing the land offices." Some arithmetic appears on the verso.

Forbes, John, 1797-1880

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