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Carter, John Jr., fl. 1768 Testimony regarding Asa Douglas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04757 Author/Creator: Carter, John Jr., fl. 1768 Place Written: Canterbury, [Conn.] Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1768/03/02 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 31.7 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

John Carter, Jr's testimony describes how a dispute arose between Asa Douglas, and his brother Benajah. Docketed on verso.

Douglass, Asa, 1715-1792
Douglas, Benajah, fl. 1768
Carter, John Jr., fl. 1768

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