Otis, James, 1725-1783 [Copy of deed relating to Waldo patent]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09006 Author/Creator: Otis, James, 1725-1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 6 March 1762 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 37.4 x 22.8 cm. Order a Copy
Marked "copy," and all signed by the same hand. Deed from the Governor of Massachusetts, the Council, and the House of Representatives granting the children and heirs of the late Samuel Waldo a tract of land to be divided between them. Heirs include Samuel Waldo, Francis Waldo, Lucy Winslow (wife of Isaac Winslow), and Hannah Flucker (wife of Thomas Flucker). Signed by Governor Francis Bernard, A[ndrew] Oliver on behalf of the Council, and James Otis on behalf of the House of Representatives.
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