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Richard, Joseph, fl. 1797 [Certificate]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07047 Author/Creator: Richard, Joseph, fl. 1797 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 14 November 1797-29 September 1801 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.1 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Certifies that he has relinquished his claim on land in Maine. A second part, written and signed by David Fales, dated 29 September 1801 in Lincoln, states that Richards relinquished his claim of his own free will.

Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801
Richards, Joseph, fl. 1797

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