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Leslie, Thomas, fl. 1765 [Authorizing William Cochburn to act as Thomas Leslie's attorney]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02503.07 Author/Creator: Leslie, Thomas, fl. 1765 Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document signed Date: 1765/01/16 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Witnessed and signed by John Cruger and David Thomson. Partially printed document in which Thomas Leslie grants power of attorney to William Cochburn. Leslie needed Cochburn to help him obtain the fifty acres of land he had been granted for his service in Great Britain's army.

Leslie, Thomas, fl. 1765
Cruger, John, 1710-1791

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