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Storrs, Lemuel [Justice of the Peace order]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08380.02 Author/Creator: Storrs, Lemuel Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 16 October 1807 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

Justice of Peace order to the Marshall of the District of Connecticut "issued against. . . Brigantine James . . . to answer for wages due" plus dockets.

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