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Read, Sophia C. (fl. 1859-1864) Lease from Sophia C. Read to William & Caroline W. Remington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03545.24.27 Author/Creator: Read, Sophia C. (fl. 1859-1864) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Manuscript document Date: 13 February 1861 Pagination: 2 p ; 40.5 x 26.5 cm. Order a Copy

Copy of a lease agreement for a property in Baltimore called Oak Grove for one year at a rate of $600 per year. Witnessed by William George Read.

From the archive of Baltimore attorney Nathaniel Williams.

Read, Sophia C., fl. 1859-1864
Remington, William, fl. 1864-1873
Williams, Nathaniel, 1782-1864
Remington, Caroline W., fl. 1864-1873

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