Duer, William, 1747-1799 [Statement concerning the Scioto Company in Ohio]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10236 Author/Creator: Duer, William, 1747-1799 Place Written: New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 27 August 1791 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; Height: 38.6 cm, Width: 23.3 cm Order a Copy
Discusses the problem with the Scotia company, the uncertainty of the emigrants who thought they had bought land, and the possibility of obtaining actual acreage versus merely a land option. Divided into eleven parts. Sewn binding.
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