Certificate of John Lea

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Certificate of John Lea

Description

Two powers of attorney with Lea's signature contain names he does not recollect. Unknown Captain sought money owed him by the State of Virginia. Possible forgery.

year created

1796

month created

10

day created

25

author

in image

notable person/group

John Lea
Henry Latimer
George Cavinder
Joshua Bale
Joshua Ball
George Cavender
George Cavinder
captain
witness
William Simmons
accountant
soldiers

notable location

New Castle
Wilmington
Delaware
Virginia

notable item/thing

certificate
forgery
power of attorney
pay
signature
vessel

notable idea/issue

forgery
power of attorney
pay

document number

1796102590001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) ZCP12 (3 pages) Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) B: 14, F: Misc. papers relative to fraudulent claims.
[view document] (3 pages) ZCP12a (3 pages) Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) B: 14, F: Misc. papers relative to fraudulent claims.

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Lea [unknown] [n/a]