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Wood, Bradford Ripley (1800-1889) [Contract between Walter and Smith Weed]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.05 Author/Creator: Wood, Bradford Ripley (1800-1889) Place Written: New York Type: Document signed Date: 3 October 1828 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Wood signs as a witness. Walter, of Auburn, New York, promises to pay Smith, of Albany, New York $2,000. States that if Walter pays Smith $1000 in one year, the previous obligation is void.

Weed, Walter, 1782-1863
Wood, Bradford Ripley, 1800-1889
Weed, Smith, 1756-1839

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