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[List of German settlers who have demands on the Waldo heirs for land]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09179 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 10 September 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 29.6 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Author unknown, but docket appears to be in Knox's hand. Extensive list of men who have claims on Waldo patent land, apparently from promises made to them by Samuel Waldo when they were recruited from Germany.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Waldo, Samuel, fl. 1723-1770
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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