Massachusetts Teacher Finds 1792 Document In Classroom

"Dated April 1792 and protected by plastic, it appears to document the payment of a debt by a Vermont man named Jonathan Bates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .Bates served in the Continental Army in 1780 and died in 1808 at age 63. He's buried in Williamstown, Vermont."

These are the details of the find which appears at:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100608/koddities/us_odd_historic...

Perhaps someone recognizes the names contained in the article. Just a note: many websites carried the article initially but it can't be found on most sites now. So you may want to check this site soon before the article is taken down from there as well.

Spivey