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Cordis, Cord, fl. 1755 [Sale of land]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08981 Author/Creator: Cordis, Cord, fl. 1755 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 20 September 1755 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.2 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Contract for a sale of land stating that Cord Cordis relinquishes all claims to a piece of property to Thomas Flucker. Includes a note of verification, signed by Abiel Walley as Justice of the Peace and a note of receipt from Ezekiel Goldthwait.

Cordis, Cord, fl. 1755
Goldthwait, Ezekiel, fl. 1710-1782
Walley, Abiel, 1686-1759
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

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