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Panny, John, fl. 1777-1780 [Receipt for land by John Panny]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.038 Author/Creator: Panny, John, fl. 1777-1780 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: 1777-1780 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Page dated 1 January 1780 states Panny bought five acres and twenty-four rods of common land from Daniel Phillips of Norton. Now he "doth...pitch for two acres and eight rod...adjoining to his own home." Also a note about Nathan Seeles, "casting of his Land South of Capt Robert Harvard's Land." On reverse are Continental dollar amounts and other calculations and a date of 1 September 1777. Dated 1 September 1777 - January 1, 1780.

Panny, John, fl. 1777-1780

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