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Douglass, Benajah (fl. 1747-1750) Deed of land to Asa Douglass

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04739 Author/Creator: Douglass, Benajah (fl. 1747-1750) Place Written: Windham, Connecticut Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 17 May 1748 Pagination: 1p. + docket 32.5 x 20.3 Order a Copy

Douglass, Benajah, fl. 1747-1752
Douglass, Asa, 1715-1792

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