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Spaight, Richard Dobbs, 1758-1802 Certificate certifying William Blair as clerk of Edenton, signed as Governor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04842.38 Author/Creator: Spaight, Richard Dobbs, 1758-1802 Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina Type: Document signed Date: 1794/02/26 Pagination: 1 p. 32.7 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Signed vertically in left magin and lacking state seal. This document appears to have been issued on paper similar to the pardon form.

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