Tayloe, John, fl. 1817 [Authorization for the sale of property]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03436.14 Author/Creator: Tayloe, John, fl. 1817 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 15 March 1817 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.2 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Lomax, Forrest, and Jordan sign as witnesses. Brent, Justice of the Peace for Washington, D.C., signs separately as a witness. Tayloe authorizes Lomax, his attorney, to act as a trustee of the estate of the deceased Ralph Wormeley. As trustees, Tayloe and Lomax transfer a parcel of Wormeley's land to Leonard Bristowe.
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