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[Discussing Indians settling on the Waldo patent]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09305 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: circa 1795-1806 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Discussion of whether part of the Waldo patent should be given over to Indians, and also relates the history of the ownership of the patent. Written after 1795.

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