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Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.171 Author/Creator: Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 24, 1703 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Governor of Massachusetts Dudley states that he has complaints from Captain Thomas Coram against John Crosman for demolishing a house owned by Coram and taking the boards from it for military use. Dudley authorizes the apprehension of Crosman.

Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720
Coram, Thomas, fl. 1703
Crosman, John, fl. 1703

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