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30 November 1859

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria Webb

GLC08360.04

18 April 1803

Freeman, John, fl. 1803-1809

Autograph document signed

Title: [Division of a fence between John Freeman and Nathaniel Wing]

Delineates the bounds of each man's fence and states that Freeman will make all the fence westward of said boundary and Wing will make the fence eastward. Noted as entered with the clerk on 1 November 1803.

GLC09028.08

5 December 1804

Billings, Richard, fl. 1804

Document signed

Title: [Contract for purchase of land between John Freeman and Richard Billings]

Signed by Billings and Gilead Manse [?]. Billings owes Freeman $1500 for the sale of a piece of land with a dwelling house and barn in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

GLC09028.09

1 February 1809

Baker, Obadiah, fl. 1809

Document signed

Title: [Pay receipt for John Freeman]

Baker signs as receiving payment from Freeman for milk and other items.

GLC09028.10

March 1809

Manuscript document

Title: A list of the Grand Juror for County of Barnstable

Lists jurors names and home town. John Freeman is listed as foreman from Sandwich, Massachusetts.

GLC09028.11

17 November 1809

Eldridge, Simon, fl. 1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt for payment of wages]

Received $7.60 for payment of "my Blak [sic] boy's wage..." Possibly Eldridge's African American slave or servant.

GLC09028.12

18 August 1816

Lowell, H.C., fl. 1816

Autograph document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Lowell promises to pay Benjamin Freeman $138 in three annual payments with interest. Paid dates and amounts listed on verso. Accepted by B.F. Freeman by his attorney Abneer Knowles.

GLC09028.13

31 June 1824

Turner, Joshua, fl. 1824

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill of sale of a house]

Turner signs that he has received $45 payment from John Freeman for the sale of his house.

GLC09028.14

10 May 1827

Seaville, Charles M., fl. 1827

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Seaville promises to pay Watson Freeman $27.53 with interest.

GLC09028.15

17 November 1827

Bates, L., fl. 1827

Document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Bates paid $25 to Watson Freeman.

GLC09028.16

20 July 1828

Morris, J.H., fl. 1828

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Morris agrees to pay Watson Freeman $61.92 plus interest.

GLC09028.17

7 February 1829

Wise, Isaac K., fl. 1829

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Wise promises to pay Watson Freeman $75 with interest.

GLC09028.18

27 October 1830

Prince, J. H., fl. 1830

Document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Prince promises to pay Watson Freeman ten dollars on demand.

GLC09028.19

13 May 1834

Walker, Lawrence, fl. 1834

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Walker promises to pay $15 to Watson Freeman with interest. Marked on verso paid five dollars on 16 January 1845.

GLC09028.20

29 April 1835

Fessender, S., fl. 1835

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Fessender promises to pay Watson Freeman $25 on demand.

GLC09028.21

20 July 1837

Whitford, Thomas, fl. 1837

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Whitford promises to pay Benjamin Freeman $372.51 with interest. Signed as a witness by [Charles H.] Freeman.

GLC09028.22

14 October 1837

Mellon, John, fl. 1837

Document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Mellen agrees to pay Watson Freeman $600 on demand with interest. Freeman signs on verso that he received $500 on 29 December 1837.

GLC09028.23

17 October 1837

Mellon, John, fl. 1837

Document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Mellen agrees to pay Watson Freeman $700 on demand with interest. Freeman signs and dates on verso dates when he received payment.

GLC09028.24

27 October 1837

Henry, Charles, fl. 1837

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay receipt]

Received of Watson Freeman $337.66 "being the full amount of execution in favour of Seth Fuller against David T. Brigham taken out of Court of Common Pleas" on 16 August 1837. Signed by Charles Henry for Samuel D. Parker, Attorney of Seth Fuller.

GLC09028.25