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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09028.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents relating to U.S. Marshal, Watson Freeman |
| Title | Contract for purchase of land between John Freeman and Richard Billings |
| Date | 5 December 1804 |
| Author | Billings, Richard (fl. 1804) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Signed by Billings and Gilead Manse. Billings owes Freeman $1500 for the sale of a piece of land with a dwelling house and barn in Norfolk, Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Contract Law Money Land Transaction |
| People | Billings, Richard (fl. 1804) Freeman, John (fl. 1803-1809) Manse, Gilead (fl. 1804) |
| Place written | Massachusetts |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | John Freeman was likely a relative of Watson Freeman, the U.S. Marshal of Massachusetts charged with enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |