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Remington, William (fl. 1864-1873) [Continuation of the lease on "Oak Grove"]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03545.24.36 Author/Creator: Remington, William (fl. 1864-1873) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Manuscript document Date: August 1866 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25 x 39 cm. Order a Copy

Agreement to continue the lease on a property in Baltimore called Oak Grove owned by Sophia C. Read. Also certifies that Read will execute a deed of 25 feet of land on Remington Avenue provided that the Remington's erect a house on a property east of Remington Avenue and north of Linden St. States that Read will loan the Remingtons $6000 to do this.

From the archive of Baltimore attorney Nathaniel Williams.

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

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