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Taylor, Elizabeth H., fl. 1808 [Certification that Robert Taylor is a minor]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02669.074 Author/Creator: Taylor, Elizabeth H., fl. 1808 Place Written: New Gloucester, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 November 1808 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.1 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy

This document written by Elizabeth H. Taylor states that her son, Robert Taylor, is a minor who was born on January 26, 1790. The document is certified by Robert Bayley, Moley Bayley, and Robert Bayley, Junior.

Bailey, Robert Jr., fl. 1807-1813
Bayley, Moley, fl. 1808
Taylor, Robert, fl. 1804-1808
Taylor, Elizabeth H., fl. 1808

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