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Baker, Obadiah, fl. 1809 [Pay receipt for John Freeman]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09028.10 Author/Creator: Baker, Obadiah, fl. 1809 Place Written: Yarmouth, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 1 February 1809 Pagination: 1 p. ; 9 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Baker signs as receiving payment from Freeman for milk and other items.

Baker, Obadiah, fl. 1809
Freeman, John, fl. 1803-1809

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