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Allibone, Thomas, fl. 1784 [Land agreement belonging to Gabriel Ralston and Frederick Jordan]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09836.05 Author/Creator: Allibone, Thomas, fl. 1784 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 6 November 1784 Pagination: 2 p. ; 33 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

One legal document dated November 6, 1784. Related to a land grant from Thomas Allibone to Gabriel Ralston and Fredrick Jordan. Details the stipulations for paying $1,900 to Thomas Allibone and the extension of land boundaries.

Ralston, Gabriel, fl. 1784
Allibone, Thomas, fl. 1784
Jordan, Fredrick, fl. 1780-1800

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