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Avery, John, 1739-1806 [Resolve]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07710 Author/Creator: Avery, John, 1739-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: January 27, 1802 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Edward H. Robbins (Speaker), David Cobb (President), and John Avery. Noted as a true copy. A resolve from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the House of Representatives regarding the petitioners in Hampden, Maine. The Legislature assigned Park Holland to be responsible for gathering the applications and hearing claims from the settlers.

Robbins, Edward H. (Edward Hutchinson), 1758-1837
Cobb, David, 1748-1830
Avery, John, 1739-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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