1838 Receipt for 1837 Taxes of Gen. J. Cooper, Relayed by R. K. Porter to Washington County Treasurer George S. Smith in Machias, Maine

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1838 document where Washington County, Maine, Treasurer George S. Smith at Machias, Maine, acknowledges receipt of the payment of 1837 taxes paid by R. K. Porter on behalf of General J. Cooper.

Mentioned:

• George Samuel Smith (1787-1853), Washington County, Maine, Treasurer
• R. K. Porter - presumably Rufus King Porter (1796-1858)
• General J. Cooper - presumably General John Cooper (1765-1845) for whom Cooper, Maine, halfway between Calais, Maine, and Machias, Maine, is named.

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