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Rainsdon, Henry, fl. 1764 [Oath of Henry Rainsdon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09021 Author/Creator: Rainsdon, Henry, fl. 1764 Place Written: London, England Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 23 March 1764 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Rainsdon swears that in 1757 he signed and executed a legal document for Samuel Waldo. Signed by Rainsdon as well as by William Bridgen, mayor of London.

Rainsdon, Henry, fl. 1764
Bridgen, William, fl. 1764
Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1723-1770

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