DS, 1782 January 18 : Exeter, New Hampshire.

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DS, 1782 January 18 : Exeter, New Hampshire.

Payment of sixty pounds for Thornton's salary for 1781 as Judge of Superior Court. Signed by M. Weare, president of New Hampshire. Verso signed by Thornton noting "Rec. the Contents of the within order."

1 p. ; 12 x 19 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6823569

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Thornton, Matthew, 1714-1803

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