Autograph receipt, signed

by Aaron Lopez

$400 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Signed

Newport: Sept. 3, 1773. Approx. 3 x 7¼ , in ink; previous folds, slight toning; very good; cut from a larger sheet, the left margin unevenly torn with slight loss to the 'B' in 'Bot.' Aaron Lopez Bot. of Elisha Eldrige / 12 barrells pickled codfish £264 / deduct 5 hoops £1.5 for a total of £262.5 / received the above in full and here signed by Elisha Eldrige. Docketed on the verso by Lopez: Elish Eldridge bill & rect. for 12

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