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Skunk, fl. 1699 Sale of land to Johannes Schuyler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02048 Author/Creator: Skunk, fl. 1699 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1699/08/18 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 30.7 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Two Indians, Skunk and Aquatak, acknowledge the sale of a piece of land east of the Hudson River, within the county of Albany, to Johannes Schuyler for 50 gilders of wampum. The Indians Skunk and Aquatak signed with their marks. Johannes Schuyler signed the document as a true copy.

Skunk, fl. 1699
Aquatak, fl. 1699

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