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Savage, Gideon (1751-1833) [Samuel White's share of the estate of Aaron White Jr.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.013.07 Author/Creator: Savage, Gideon (1751-1833) Place Written: Middletown, Connecticut Type: Autograph document Date: March 1782 circa Pagination: 1 p. + docket 18.5 x 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. Lists Samuel White's share of the estate, including clothing, cash, and a bayonet. This document was originally housed in Gideon Savage's wooden chest (GLC01450.013.02) with others decimalized in GLC01450.013. These are the papers of Gideon Savage relative to the settlement of the estate of Aaron White. White was Savage's father-in-law. White died in the West Indies 31 January 1782. Date inferred from other receipts and White's death date.

Folder of research on Savage in collateral files.

Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833
White, Aaron Jr., ?-1782
White, Samuel, fl. 1777-1782

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