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Thomas, Waterman, fl. 1785-1801 [Waldoborough petition]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09126 Author/Creator: Thomas, Waterman, fl. 1785-1801 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 16 May 1785-23 June 1794 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 29.9 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Copy of GLC02437.09125. Contains additional content from 23 June 1794, which creates a committee to view Waldoborough and address the complaints of the inhabitants. Signed by Edward H. Robbins as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Signed and authorized as a true copy by Samuel Cooper, as clerk of the Senate.

Robbins, Edward H. (Edward Hutchinson), 1758-1837
Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840
Thomas, Waterman, fl. 1785-1801
Ludwig, Jacob, fl. 1785-1789
Shaffer, John Martin, fl. 1785
Crammer, Peter, fl. 1785
Turner, Cornelius, fl. 1785
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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