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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04758 Author/Creator: Carter, John Jr., fl. 1768 Place Written: Canterbury, [Conn.] Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1768/03/02 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

John Carter's testimony describes the relationship between Asa and Benajah Douglas, and how they managed their farms and other property. Docketed on verso.

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

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