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Delano, Jonathan, fl. 1701-1717 [Copy of a report of a meeting held in Dartmouth Township on 28 March 1717 discussing land taken for highways].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02924.022 Author/Creator: Delano, Jonathan, fl. 1701-1717 Place Written: Dartmouth Township, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 28 March 1717 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Delano signed clerically for Richard Borden, John Akin, William Wood, Jacob Barker, and Isaac Smith. Attested as a true copy from the "Dartmouth Purchesors Book of Records" and signed as Clerk of the Township of Dartmouth.

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