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Cheever, Abijah (1760-1843) to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07736 Author/Creator: Cheever, Abijah (1760-1843) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 19 June 1801 Pagination: 2 p. ; 22.3 x 17.9 cm. Order a Copy

William Sullivan signed the letter as a witness. Discusses various business transactions concerning notes and mortgages. Appears Cheever is vowing that a mortgage deed has not been discharged to him.

Cheever, Abijah, 1760-1843
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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