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Hathaway, Thomas (fl. 1717-1726) [Copy of a report of a meeting discussing land taken for highways].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02924.025 Author/Creator: Hathaway, Thomas (fl. 1717-1726) Place Written: Dartmouth Township, Massachusetts Bay Colony Type: Document signed Date: 28 March 1717 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

Attested as a true copy and signed as Clerk of the Township of Dartmouth.

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