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Sanford, John, fl. 1658 [Acts and orders made at the General Court of Commissioners held for this Colony at Portsmouth, March the tenth 1658]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.079 Author/Creator: Sanford, John, fl. 1658 Place Written: Portsmouth, Rhode Island Type: Autograph document Date: 10 March 1658 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Written by Chief Magistrate of the Colony at Portsmouth Sanford. Report of a meeting moderated by Benedict Arnold. Written at Colony of Portsmouth

Arnold, Benedict, fl. 1658

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