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General Court of Massachusetts Report of the Massachusetts Bay Assembly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04743 Author/Creator: General Court of Massachusetts Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Manuscript Date: 1753/05/30 Pagination: 3p. + docket 31.0 x 19.0 Order a Copy

The report orders that improvements be made on lands in the western part of Massachusetts.

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