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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09049 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 21 March 1768-1773 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.9 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Contains a list of items and transactions related to the Waldo patent. Mentions Thomas Flucker, and Samuel and Sarah Waldo.

It is unclear which Sarah Waldo the document refers to; Samuel Waldo's wife was named Sarah, but there are several other Sarah Waldos in the family tree. It seems likely that the Sarah in this document is Samuel's wife, however, as a related document (GLC02437.09050) contains her name as a signer of an indenture related to the Waldo patent.

Waldo, Samuel, ca. 1723-1770
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
Waldo, Sarah, 1737-1817

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