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Adams, John, 1735-1826 Appointment of commissioner Elijah Brigham (c/s Pickering)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06929 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 1798/08/29 Pagination: 1 sheet ; 28 x 43.5 cm Order a Copy

c/s Timothy Pickering. His appointment was "to provide for the valuation of land and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves within the United States."

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Brigham, Elijah, 1751-1816

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