Receipt for payment to Ephraim Curtis for his boarding of prisoner Levi Carter, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 19, 1779.

Authors

Worcester County
Ephraim Curtis

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Description

This is a debit receipt indicating Ephraim Curtis' payment for the boarding of Levi Carter, who was "committed" by William Dunsmoor for desertion. Carter was boarded for 4 weeks and 3 days. Curtis is also paid for a "turning key."

Transcription

The County of Worcester

To Ephraim Curtis Dr[debit]

To Boarding Levi Carter, Committed by Wm Dunsmoor Esq for Desertion. ~ from the 9th of Dec'r 1778 till the 11th January 1779 being 4 weeks + 5 days @ 30/ £7..2..0

Turning Key...£...9..0

[total] £7..11..0

Errors Excepted

Ephraim Curtis Under [?]

Worcester 19th March 1779

Creation Date

3-19-1779

County

Worcester

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Keywords

Worcester County, County of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, Ephraim Curtis, Levi Carter, William Dunsmoor, boarding, desertion, turning key, 1779

Resource Identifier

080416-09

Date Digital

9-10-2014

Document Type

Manuscript

Disciplines

Cultural History | History | Legal | Political History | Social History | United States History

Publisher

Wofford College

Language

en-us

Recommended Citation

Worcester County and Curtis, Ephraim, "Receipt for payment to Ephraim Curtis for his boarding of prisoner Levi Carter, Worcester, Massachusetts, March 19, 1779." (1779). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 301.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/301

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