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Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron (1717-1797) [Ordinance for William Redston]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.17 Author/Creator: Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron (1717-1797) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 25 July 1775 Pagination: 2 p. : 32 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by two unidentifiable names. Dismisses Redston from responsibilty of unsold stores in Plymouth. Stores are listed in the ordinance. With "Pro Patria" (Britannia and lion) watermark.

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797
Redston, William, fl. 1775

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