Bordman, Andrew (1743-1817) to Samuel Whittemore
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.540 Author/Creator: Bordman, Andrew (1743-1817) Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 8 May 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33.5 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Orders Whittemore to inform the population to convene for various meetings, including elections of representatives, a county register, gramar school master, and other town matters. Demands that this warrant be returned after these tasks are completed. Signed by Bordman as town clerk. Verso contains Whittemore's attestation that he did inform the people, and singed by Whittemore as constable.
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