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Benjamin Franklin and John Foxcroft receipt (RLC.Ms.513)

Redwood Library and Athenaeum

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Collection Overview

Title: Benjamin Franklin and John Foxcroft receipt
Date range: 1763
Creator: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Extent: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract: This collection consists of one receipt to Thomas Vernon (1718-1784), postmaster for Newport, Rhode Island, from Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and John Foxcroft (d. 1790), the deputy Postmasters General for North America in 1763.
Language of materials: English.
Repository: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection number: RLC.Ms.513