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Paine, Elisha, fl. 1768 Testimony regarding Asa Douglas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04756 Author/Creator: Paine, Elisha, fl. 1768 Place Written: Southampton, [?] Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1768/02/20 Pagination: 1p. + docket 30.4 x 18.3 Order a Copy

Elisha Paine describes some past business dealings with Asa Douglas, and a dispute that erupted between Asa and his brother Benajah Douglas.

Paine, Elisha, fl. 1768
Douglass, Asa, 1715-1792
Douglas, Benajah, fl. 1768

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