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Kerby, Temperance, fl. 1721 [Agreement to release Robert Curby from his obligation to her as executor of her father, the late Richard Curby].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02924.030 Author/Creator: Kerby, Temperance, fl. 1721 Place Written: Dartmouth Township, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 10 October 1721 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Witnessed by Timothy Gifford (his mark) and Jerimiah Gifford (his mark). Also signed by the Township of Dartmouth Clerk Nathaniel [illegible]. The inheritance has been paid and Curby is released from his obligation.

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