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Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) [Memo]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09919 Author/Creator: Hichborn, Benjamin (1746-1817) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1784-1817 Pagination: 1 p. ; 16.9 x 16.2 cm. Order a Copy

Memo discussing Samuel Waldo's estate.

Circa date range established from the year Henry Knox began his land dealings to the year of his death.

Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817
Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759

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