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Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891 [lease agreement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.093 Author/Creator: Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 10 August 1871 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14.1 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Also signed by Miller Wright. Lease agreement between Augustus and Miller concerning a tract of farmland. Miller will lease Augustus' farm on the border of Alabama as of the following January.

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