Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810 [Legal opinions of Chew and Joseph Galloway relating to a land auction]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02471.06 Author/Creator: Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 November 1766 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
Also signed by Jospeh Galloway. Relates to a case in which the Sheriff conducting the auction demanded payment for the land immediately, before execution of a deed. Both Chew and Galloway found the Sheriff at fault.
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