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Willet, Gilbert Golden, fl. 1801 [legally binding certain men to the Sheriff of New York]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03769.017 Author/Creator: Willet, Gilbert Golden, fl. 1801 Place Written: New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 29 May 1801 Pagination: 1p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 33.5 cm Order a Copy

says they owe six hundred dollars and one is in custody for failing to pay.

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