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Williams, Robert, fl. 1799-1802 [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09636.05 Author/Creator: Williams, Robert, fl. 1799-1802 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 14 June 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.9 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

A receipt for payment of duty on a 4 wheel carriage called a coachea that is drawn by two horses. The duty is good for a year to end on September 30, 1799.

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

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