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Ephraim Blaine was an officer during the French and Indian War; a member of the Committee of Correspondence for Cumberland County, 1774; and a Revolutionary officer, who became a Commissary-General for the Continental Army. The receipt book comprises mainly receipts for court judgments and lawyer&#...
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| Collection: | Ephraim Blaine Records |
| Collection Number: | Am.978 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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Ephraim Blaine was an officer during the French and Indian War; a member of the Committee of Correspondence for Cumberland County, 1774; and a Revolutionary officer, who became a Commissary-General for the Continental Army.
The receipt book comprises mainly receipts for court judgments and lawyer's fees collected by Blaine as sheriff before the Revolution and receipts for bonds and land sales after the war; contains signatures of leading Pennsylvania political figures including George Ross, James Smith, and James Wilson, signers of the Declaration of Independence. |