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Sullivan, James (1744-1808) [Opinion of James Sullivan]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06757 Author/Creator: Sullivan, James (1744-1808) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: May 1796 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 33.4 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Portions may have been written in the hand of Henry Knox. Apparently an opinion by Judge James Sullivan regarding the legality of financial matters and land purchase contracts relating to Henry Knox and his business associates.

Sullivan, James, 1744-1808
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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