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Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801 to Thomas Flucker

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09063 Author/Creator: Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801 Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 March 1770 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 15.9 cm Order a Copy

Written from "St. George's," likely in present-day Thomaston, Maine. Discusses a deed he drew up for Mr. Isaiah [Tolman] for three hundred fifty acres of land. Also mentions meeting with disillusioned settlers, including those [likely German immigrants] at Broad Bay.

Fales, David, fl. 1770-1801
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783

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