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Palairet, John, fl. 1767-1768 to Samuel Waldo

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09054 Author/Creator: Palairet, John, fl. 1767-1768 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 July 1768 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Refers to earlier correspondence regarding a Mr. [Hulton]. Discusses Mr. Hulton'sinterest in acquiring Palairet's lands (see GLC02437.09045), as well as the land claim of a Mr. Robert Temple. Relates that Temple told him of a claim he had on lands bordering those belonging to the late Samuel Waldo, father of the addressee. Temple plans to dispute the younger Waldo's claims on the land.

Palairet, John, fl. 1767-1768
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
Temple, Robert, fl. 1768

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