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Bain, Peter, fl. 1782 "An Inventory of Goods & Chattles Now in Posession of Peter Bain"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03461 Author/Creator: Bain, Peter, fl. 1782 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1782/11/21 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Items on the inventory include enslaved people, horses, cows, sheep, a wagon, and a loom. Some of the items are noted to have been sold to Robert Livingston, Jr.

Bain, Peter, fl. 1782

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