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Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715 [Bill of sale for the brig Mary, formerly called the Port Royal, from Thomas Dongan to Samuel Shrimpton]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02468.11 Author/Creator: Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 20 July 1691 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 40.6 cm, Width: 50.4 cm Order a Copy

Witnessed by E. Shrimpton and Nathaniel Myles. Dongan was Royal Governor of the Colony of New York from 1683 to 1688.

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