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Richard Budden, fl. 1764 [Agreement for Mr. Richard Budden to sell his lands to Joshua Mauger]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03902.335 Author/Creator: Richard Budden, fl. 1764 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: August 15, 1764 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 38.2 cm, Width: 25.6 cm Order a Copy

Agreement for Mr. Richard Budden to sell his lands to Joshua Mauger. Large stains throughout document. Signed by Richard Budden. Red wax seal stamped next to Budden's signature. Docket on verso.

Watson, Brook, 1735-1807
Mauger, Joshua, 1725-1788
Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Grenville, George, 1712-1770
Sandwich, John Montagu, 4th Earl of, 1718-1792
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778

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