Duer, William, 1747-1799 [Agreement to purchase one million acres of land in Maine]

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GLC#
GLC02437.05084-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
25 July 1791
Author/Creator
Duer, William, 1747-1799
Title
[Agreement to purchase one million acres of land in Maine]
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Legal document written in William Duer's hand. Signed by Duer, Henry Knox, Royal Flint. Knox also signed for Henry Jackson. The document states the four parties to the agreement "agree with each other upon honor to be equally concerned in the purchase of one million of acres of land in the Province of Maine - no parties to be admitted to this concern without the consent of the subscribers." The location of the land is to be determined by the parties. They also agree to make proposals in joint concern for the land belonging to the Indians on each side of the Penobscot River.

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