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Hunt, William (fl. 1787-1792) [Receipt]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10418 Author/Creator: Hunt, William (fl. 1787-1792) Place Written: Suffolk County, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 4 October 1787 Pagination: 1 p. ; 36.8 x 23.1 cm. Order a Copy

Receipt of money for land William Hunt sold to James Sullivan. Signed by Edmund Quincy and James Perkins as witnesses.

Hunt, William, fl. 1787-1792
Perkins, James, fl. 1787-1799
Quincy, Edmund, fl. 1787
Sullivan, James, 1744-1808

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