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Clapper, Hendrick (fl. 1785) Sale of land and its improvements on the Manor to George Shuffelt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.03593 Author/Creator: Clapper, Hendrick (fl. 1785) Place Written: [Manor of Livingston, New York] Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1785/11/15 Pagination: 2p. + docket 33 x 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Hendrick Clapper signed with his mark. George Shuffel also signed the agreement.

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