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Gwinnett, Button, 1735-1777 [Map of Button Gwinnett's estate]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00658.02 Author/Creator: Gwinnett, Button, 1735-1777 Place Written: [St. Catherine's Island, Georgia] Type: Map Date: circa November 1813 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19 cm, Width: 30.5 cm Order a Copy

Hand sketched map of Gwinnett's estate in Georgia of 1450 acres showing the bordering properties. Mentions neighboring properties of James Spalding and Mary Maxwell. Circa date from typed label originally accompanying the document upon acquisition.

Gwinnett, Button, 1735-1777
Maxwell, Mary, fl. 1813
Spalding, James, fl. 1813

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