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Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802 [Committee report on petition of Henry Jackson]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06642 Author/Creator: Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: February 27, 1796 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Report describes an earlier agreement Henry Jackson and Royal Flint made with the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands, specifying which lands they purchased. Explains that Jackson petitioned the committee to reduce the amount of land he is buying. Authorizes Jackson and the committee to make a new contract. Signed by Samuel Phillips, as President (perhaps of the Committee), as well as Edward H. Robbins.

Phillips, Samuel, 1752-1802
Robbins, Edward H. (Edward Hutchinson), 1758-1837
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Flint, Royal, 1754-1797

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