Towne, Salem, 1746-1825 Minutes of the examination of the claims of settlers
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07822 Author/Creator: Towne, Salem, 1746-1825 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 23 February 1798- 3 March 1803 Pagination: 50 p. : docket ; 19.2 x 11.9 cm. Order a Copy
Minutes of meetings concerning land claims of a variety of settlers, examined on a case-by-case basis. The claims pertain to lands "in the first Range North of the Waldo Patent." The meetings were presided over by Salem Towne "in pursuance of a Resolve of the General Court." Minutes were taken by Samuel E. Dutton, who included several comments of his own throughout.
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