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Greenway, James (fl. 1756) Contract with state of Virginia to trade with Cherokee Indians

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02638 Author/Creator: Greenway, James (fl. 1756) Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1791/07/07 Pagination: 3 p. + docket 34 x 31 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Greenway and Barclay McGhee as merchants contracting to trade with the Cherokee Indians

Greenwood, James, fl. 1756

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