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Fawkes, Richard, fl. 1740 Charter agreement between Richard Fawkes and Dominick Joyce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04946 Author/Creator: Fawkes, Richard, fl. 1740 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 1740/10/08 Pagination: 3p. : docket : Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

The charter discusses arrangements for trade between New York and Lisbon.

Fawkes, Richard, fl. 1740
Joyce, Dominick, fl. 1740

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