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Houston, Robert (1765-1824) Report

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07444 Author/Creator: Houston, Robert (1765-1824) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 14 August 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Docket reads that this document is a report "given by Robt Houston...of the murder of a Mr. Winslow a resident near Portland."

Houston, Robert, 1765-1824

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