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Hopkins, Nelson K., 1816-1904 [Mortgage sale of real estate of Norman R. & Harriet W. Dewey]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.003 Author/Creator: Hopkins, Nelson K., 1816-1904 Place Written: Buffalo, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 30 December 1858 Pagination: 3 p. : clipping : docket ; Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

The Deweys' land is being foreclosed and sold at public auction.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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