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Indian Commissioners' Receipts, 1776. From a collection of 98 Indian Commissioners' Receipts.

 

 

 

Mr Boreman

Send up by the Bearer one Callico Shirt, one Stroud, a pair of Arm-Bands, a pair of Ear Bobs, & 12 large Broaches.

J. Yeates
Sept. 10. 1776

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4 Matchcoats 4 White Shirts 1 of them Ruffled, 1 Calico Shirt 1 Stroud, 5 pr Leggins, 4 Breech Clouts, 1lb paint, 4 Doz. Small Broaches, 1 Stroud for the Warriors wife, 1lb powder 2lb Lead

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1 Ruffled Shirt
1 Match coat
1 Plain Shirt
1 Pr Legings
1 Britch clout
lb 1 Powder
lb 2 Lead
lb 1/2 Paint
1 Dozn Jews harps
2 Knives
1 Razor
1 Pr Sisors
1 Dozn Small Broaches
in one Bundle

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4 Match coats
4 Ruffled Shirts
4 Britch clouts
4 Pr Leggings
lb Paint

 

1 Callico Shirt
1 White Ruffled Shirt
1 Dozn Large Broches
1 Dozn Small Do
1 Large Cross & 1 Pr Ear bobbs
1 Razor, 1 Pr Sisors
2 Knives, 2 Jews harps 1 Snuff Box
1 Looking Glass