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Unknown Report of the committee which was accepted the 4th of July 1785, established a contract between the Commonwealth & the proprietors for thirty miles square

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09129 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 4 July 1785 Pagination: 4 p. ; 22.7 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the implications of the report made by a General Court committee on a portion of the Waldo patent lands (see GLC02437.09128). Considers how the committee's recommendations may be put into action.

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