Brooks, Martin (fl. 1801) [Quit Claim]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07640 Author/Creator: Brooks, Martin (fl. 1801) Place Written: Ducktrap, Maine Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 20 October 1801 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 29.2 x 17.4 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Martin Brooks and George and Polly Ulmer who are likely witnesses. A sworn statement by Martin Brooks attesting that Caleb Brooks paid him $300 for a "grant Bargain" and the sell of over 85 acres of land in Ducktrap, Maine. There is also a note at the bottom of the letter from George Ulmer.
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