Lowell, John (1743-1802) [Mr. Henley's statement]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04168 Author/Creator: Lowell, John (1743-1802) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 April 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 19.9 x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy
Document is unsigned, but docket declares that the statement was given to John Lowell. Statement declares that Zachariah and Bethiah Fowle mortgaged land in Charlestown, Massachusetts to Thomas Flucker in 1750. Samuel Henley purchased the land in 1756 and paid off Mr. Flucker's mortgage. Provides some information about the account. Declares that "Mr. Henley when alive stated these facts to Genl Knox in 1789, who was so well satisfied of the truth of the statement, that he promised to execute the necessary papers when he should come on to Boston." Docket is in Knox's hand.
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