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Waldo, Samuel (1695-1759) [Contract]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10632 Author/Creator: Waldo, Samuel (1695-1759) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 16 December 1737 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 40.4 x 37.8 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Samuel Waldo and Yardley Lewis. Edward [Setner] and Charles [Lamb] signed as witnesses. Indenture contract between Samuel Waldo and Yardley Lewis. Waldo agrees to sell 200 acres of land in Maine to Lewis. Terms and conditions of the contract are included.

Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759
Lewis, Yardley, 1694-1754

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