Ulmer, George (1756-1825) [Certificate for land owned by Henry Knox rented to Jonathan Fletcher]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09269 Author/Creator: Ulmer, George (1756-1825) Place Written: Ducktrap, Maine Type: Document signed Date: 29 October 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 8 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Certifying that Jonathan Fletcher leased from Ulmer "one hundred acres of Land at four shilllings per acre in interest from October 1788 - while I was agent for Henry Knox."
George Ulmer was Henry Knox’s agent in Lincolnville. He was also a wealthy mill owner in Ducktrap.
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