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Douglas, Asa, fl. 1762-1768 Agreement to allow Robert Livingston to receive any and all profits from the farm leased to Benjamin Everts

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04753 Author/Creator: Douglas, Asa, fl. 1762-1768 Place Written: Canaan, Connecticut Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1765/10/14 Pagination: 1p. + docket 32.1 x 20.5 Order a Copy

Asa Douglas states that the farm he leased to Benjamin Everts belongs to Robert Livingston, and therefore grants Livingston the right to take any and all profits from Everts' farm.

Douglass, Asa, 1715-1792
Livingston, Robert Henry, 1760-1804
Everts, Benjamin, fl. 1762-1765

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