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Malcom, James (fl. 1794-1806) [Agreement to mark and number lots in a township]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06203 Author/Creator: Malcom, James (fl. 1794-1806) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Autograph document signed Date: 13 September 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.4 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy

An agreement made be James Malcom to Henry Knox to mark and number lots in [illegible] Cook township. Also agrees to note the soil, timber, any mountains and streams, or any other "remarkable" features. Agrees to begin the work in the fall or early spring for the sum of two dollars per mile. Agreement is signed by James Malcom.

Malcom, James, fl. 1794-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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