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Appleton, Nathaniel, 1731-1798 [Agreement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07053 Author/Creator: Appleton, Nathaniel, 1731-1798 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 23 November 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Agreement between Knox and settlers that they will go into a large swamp and cut down cedar trees to use for logs.

Appleton, Nathaniel, 1731-1798
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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