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Savage, Gideon (1751-1833) [Lydia and Chloe White's share of estate of Aaron White Jr.] [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.013.12 Author/Creator: Savage, Gideon (1751-1833) Place Written: Middletown, Connecticut Type: Autograph document Date: March 1782 circa Pagination: 2 p. + docket 15.5 x 42 cm Order a Copy

Receipt related to the settlement and administration of the estate of Aaron White Jr. 1st page lists Chloe White's share of the estate. 2nd page lists Lydia White's share. Bottom half of 2nd page cut off. 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.

Folder of research on Savage in collateral files.

White, Lydia, fl. 1782
White, Chloe, fl. 1782
Savage, Gideon, 1751-1833
White, Aaron Jr., ?-1782

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