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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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