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Ogden, Robert (1716-1787) [Writ for seizure of goods]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02503.15 Author/Creator: Ogden, Robert (1716-1787) Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: Autograph document signed Date: 18 June 1766 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 29.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

An order to seize the property of Joseph Budd of Newark, New Jersey, pursuant to a judgment against him in favor of Charles Gilliam and Joseph Headley. Authorized by Judge Ogden, who had served in the Stamp Act Congress the previous year. A note on the verso indicates what was seized and when the writ was recorded at the secretary's office in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

Ogden, Robert, 1716-1787
Budd, Joseph, fl. 1766
Gilliam, Charles, fl. 1766
Headley, Joseph, fl. 1766

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