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Dextor, John (fl. 1692) [Bill of sale for land].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02924.008 Author/Creator: Dextor, John (fl. 1692) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 3 February 1692 Pagination: 2 p. + docket Order a Copy

Also signed by witnesses. Selling the land about the Cowhouse Brook, within the Township of Sandwich, to Christopher Gifford. Docket signed by the Register William Bassett.

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