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Church, Benjamin (1639-1718) [Sworn statement of Robert Grandee attesting to a fight between Joseph Tabor and an unnamed Indian]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.170.02 Author/Creator: Church, Benjamin (1639-1718) Place Written: Bristol, Rhode Island Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 12 May 1707 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Grandee and witnessed by Church and another person, "J Byfield." The scuffle occurred in Grandee's home. Grandee restrained Tabor to protect the Indian and the Indian ran off. Possibly a legal document.

Church, Benjamin, 1639-1718
Grandee, Robert, fl. 1707

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