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Hacker, Hoysted, fl. 1775-1835 [Land transfer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02500.05 Author/Creator: Hacker, Hoysted, fl. 1775-1835 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 12 June 1789 Pagination: 2 p. ; 16.7 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Hacker, who previously served in the Continental Navy, signs as a witness. Signed by Thomas Cooper as a witness. Signed by John Kelly, who authorizes the land transfer to William Cockburn. States that Cockburn owns a parcel of land called Summervale with Theophylact Bache and Goldsbrow Banyar.

Hacker, Hoysted, fl. 1775-1835
Kelly, John, fl. 1789
Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1789
Bache, Theophylact, 1735-1807
Banyar, Goldsbrow, 1724-1815
Cockburn, William, fl. 1789

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