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Salisbury, Capt. Silvester, fl. 1679 Testament of Capt. Silvester Salisbury [in Dutch]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00034 Author/Creator: Salisbury, Capt. Silvester, fl. 1679 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1679/08/26 Pagination: 3 p. + docket 32.6 x 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Signed in the margins by Johannes Wendell and Robert Livingston's secretary.

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