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Vaughan, Charles (1759-1839) [Appraisement of land]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07522 Author/Creator: Vaughan, Charles (1759-1839) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 23 April 1801 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; 22.8 x 17.8 cm. Order a Copy

Noted as a copy on the docket. Land dealings involving Thomas Winthrop, Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Jackson, Charles Vaughan, George Ulmer, and Daniel Livermore. Also appears to be an agreement for the hiring of Daniel Livermore to assist Charles Vaughan and George Ulmer in appraising and surveying a tract of land in Hampden, Maine. Includes details of the features and boundaries of the land. Docket notes, "Transmitted by Charles Vaughan Esq. in a letter dated Hampden 25 June 1801..."

Vaughan, Charles, 1759-1839
Ulmer, George, 1756-1825
Livermore, Daniel, fl. 1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Winthrop, Thomas, fl. 1801

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