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[Estimate of deductions that may be made from the Waldo patent]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09303 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: circa 1785-1806 Pagination: 5 p. : docket ; Height: 29.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Estimates of the total acreage that may be deducted from the Waldo patent, due to various losses such as water and debt. Also gives a detailed description of these losses, and explains why many of them should not be considered detrimental to the patent's value. Written later than 1785.

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