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Wiley, Joseph (fl. 1773) [Deed given to Joseph Wiley and William McFarland]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09084 Author/Creator: Wiley, Joseph (fl. 1773) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 4 June 1773 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 18.4 x 15.2 cm. Order a Copy

Declares that Wiley and McFarland purchased a tract of land from the heirs of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo in 1765, and explains financial transactions related to the purchase. Signed by Wiley and McFarland, as well as Timothy Paine and William Paine as witnesses.

McFarland, William, fl. 1773
Wiley, Joseph, fl. 1773
Paine, Timothy, 1730-1793
Paine, William, fl. 1773-1774
Waldo, Francis, ca. 1728-1784
Flucker, Thomas, 1719-1783
Flucker, Hannah, 1726-1785
Winslow, Lucy, 1724-1768
Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777
Waldo, Samuel, ca. 1723-1770
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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