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Cooper, William (1720-1809) [Marriage between Captain James Urquhart and Hannah Flucker]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09092 Author/Creator: Cooper, William (1720-1809) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 1 November 1774 Pagination: 1 p. ; 9.4 x 15.9 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed. William Cooper, as Town Clerk of Boston, asserts that Captain James Urquhart and Hannah Flucker have satisfied the legal requirements to be married.

Cooper, William, 1720-1809
Harwood, Hannah Flucker Urquhart, fl. 1774-1796
Urquhart, James, fl. 1774-1775

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