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Camel, Martin, fl. 1783 Sale of land to Dirck Steenberg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03509 Author/Creator: Camel, Martin, fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1783/09/02 Pagination: 2p. : docket : Height: 31 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

The document states that Martin Camel, with the approval of Robert Livingston, Jr., has sold to Dirck Steenberg some of his land on the Manor of Livingston. Camel signed with an X; Steenberg also signed the document.

Camel, Martin, fl. 1783

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