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Turner, Joshua, fl. 1824 [Bill of sale of a house]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09028.14 Author/Creator: Turner, Joshua, fl. 1824 Place Written: Sandwich, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 31 June 1824 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 14 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Turner signs that he has received $45 payment from John Freeman for the sale of his house.

Freeman, John, fl. 1803-1809

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