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Taylor, William, fl. 1793-1806 [Deed pertaining to William Taylor and Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08035 Author/Creator: Taylor, William, fl. 1793-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 12 August 1806 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Agreement stating that Knox purchased a particular tract of land from Taylor and that Taylor was paid a sum of money for it. Signed by William Taylor and Joseph Waldron as witness, and William Stevenson as Justice of the Peace.

Taylor, William, fl. 1793-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Stevenson, William, fl. 1800-1806
Waldron, Joseph, fl. 1806

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