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Kerbe, Richard (fl. 1717) [Sale of a parcel of 35 acres in Dartmouth Township, Massachusetts Bay Colony].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02924.021 Author/Creator: Kerbe, Richard (fl. 1717) Place Written: Dartmouth Township, Massachusetts Bay Colony Type: Document signed Date: 5 August 1717 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Also signed by Joseph Allen (his mark). Witnessed by Nathaniel Howland and Temperance Kerby. Kerbe and Allen agree to sell land to Robert Barker. Signed with his mark.

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