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Capen, James (fl. 1733) [Claim sale]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08861 Author/Creator: Capen, James (fl. 1733) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 1 October 1733 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 32.6 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed document (first page) with subsequent information filled in by hand. Authorizes the sale of land by James Capen to Robert Luist and James Flucker. Includes notes of receipt dating from 6 October 1733 to 20 April 1741.

Capen, James, fl. 1733
Edes, Peter, fl. 1733
Hills, Jonathan, fl. 1733
Thomson, Jonathan, fl. 1733
Flucker, James, fl. 1733-1754
Luist, Robert, fl. 1733

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