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Description
Joseph Hewes of North Carolina signed the Declaration of Independence. This is a bill for 9 hogsheads of tobacco made out to Samuel Johnston. Hewes was a North Carolina politician.
Transcription
Samuel Johnston Esq. Edenton 21 Sept 1767. Bought of Joseph Hewes. 9 hhds Tobacco Virg. N.1. 1252. 114; 2. 1072.128; 3. 1096.128; 4. 1148.152; 5. 1269.106; 6. 1080.122; 7. 1226.135; 8. 973.90; 9. 1088.100; [total] 10204.1078; 1070; 9126….25/ 114.1.6 lbs. [signed] Joseph Hewes
Creation Date
9-21-1767
City
Edenton
State/Province
N.C.
Creator Life Dates
1730-1779
Keywords
Joseph Hewes, Samuel Johnston, North Carolina, tobacco, bill, politician, Edenton, 1767
Resource Identifier
080420-09
Date Digital
October 2013
Document Type
Article
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (medium)
Manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us English
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adope Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Hewes, Joseph, "Bill made out to Samuel Johnston, signed by Joseph Hewes" (1767). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 69.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/69