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Shirley, William (1694-1771) [Land indenture]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08890 Author/Creator: Shirley, William (1694-1771) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 3 July 1738 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.5 x 19.4 cm. Order a Copy

Transfers land from Samuel Waldo to William Shirley for services rendered and ten shillings. Witnessed and signed by John Smith and John Box. Attestation on verso by Joshua Winslow, justice of the peace.

Box, John, fl. 1738
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
Smith, John, fl. 1738
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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