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Whitford, Thomas, fl. 1837 [Pay receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09028.22 Author/Creator: Whitford, Thomas, fl. 1837 Place Written: Sandwich, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 20 July 1837 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 7 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Whitford promises to pay Benjamin Freeman $372.51 with interest. Signed as a witness by [Charles H.] Freeman.

Whitford, Thomas, fl. 1837
Freeman, Charles H., fl. 1837

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