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Adams, John, 1735-1826 Court order demanding payment of five pounds

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.01 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 10 June 1768 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

[Title continued] from Jonathan Randal of Braintree and Barnebus Howard of Bridgwater [sic]. Partially printed on recto, with AES of Adams and Otis on verso. On recto, Otis has also written an AES, and Ezekl. Goldthwait has signed as clerk.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Randal, Jonathan, fl. 1768
Howard, Barnebus, fl. 1768

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