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Unknown to William Bollan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09010 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 8 July 1762 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 18.2 x 15.4 cm. Order a Copy

Illegible signature. Apparently discusses claims on land bordering the Earl of Stirling's land, possibly in the Waldo patent.

Bollan, William, fl. 1750-1763

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