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Sullivan, Stephen (McCarter), Hugh, fl. 1789 Rent agreement between Stephen Sullivan & Hugh McCarter

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04466 Author/Creator: Sullivan, Stephen (McCarter), Hugh, fl. 1789 Place Written: London, England Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1789/01/23 Pagination: 2p. : docket : Height: 43.3 cm, Width: 28.2 cm Order a Copy

The document is a rent indenture in which Stephen Sullivan agreed to rent a farm on the island of St. John to Hugh McCarter for an indefinite period of time. John Patterson signed as Sullivan's attorney. Hugh McCarter signed with his mark.

Sullivan, Stephen, fl. 1788-1790
McCarter, Hugh, fl. 1789
Patterson, John, fl. 1788-1803

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