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Cheever, Abijah (1760-1843) [Mortgage Agreement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07302 Author/Creator: Cheever, Abijah (1760-1843) Place Written: Thomaston, Maine Type: Manuscript document Date: 26 August 1799 Pagination: 3 p. ; 24.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Agreement between Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Jackson, and Abijah Cheever about notes and mortgages.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cheever, Abijah, 1760-1843
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

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