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Freeman, Samuel (1743-1831) to John Avery

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07918 Author/Creator: Freeman, Samuel (1743-1831) Place Written: Portland, Maine Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 February 1805 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 29.9 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Recommends Caleb Graffam for the office of Sheriff. Also mentions that his son, Samuel Deane Freeman, would like to live in Oxford county if he can find employment, so he recommends him for the post of Register of Probate. Provides a biography of and qualifications for his son.

Freeman, Samuel, 1743-1831
Avery, John, 1739-1806
Freeman, Samuel, 1743-1831

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