Whitaker, William (1761-1814) [Deed conveying a church pew in the Plaistow Meeting House to William Sawyer]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01626.02 Author/Creator: Whitaker, William (1761-1814) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 15 May 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 27.7 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
William Whitaker certifies that he received a sum of money from William Sawyer for a pew in the Plaistow Meeting House, formerly belonging "to Isaac Snow Late Deceased the pew being the Back Side of the meeting House at the left hand of the pulpit," between the pews of Nathaniel Kimball and Joseph Smith. Also signed by Theodore Cushing and John Brickett. This deed was contained within (but not bound in) GLC01626.01.
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