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Court summons for John Williams of Groton to answer to charges from Joseph Lemmon, 1742

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Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1742-04-28

Location Note

HGO-01-001-R-B-7; Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Talbot - Winslow, Box 6

GUSN

GUSN-272364

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Description

A summons for John Williams of Groton to appear at the Inferior Court of Common Pleas to answer to charges from Joseph Lemmon of Charlestown. The charge is that Williams neglected to pay the balance of his account with Lemmon.

Details

Descriptive Terms

municipal government
paper (fiber product)

Physical Description

1 sheet of paper; 8 x 6 inches

Collection Code

MS029

Collection Name

Miscellaneous manuscript collection

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

MS029.TMP.004

Image Dimensions

6 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Groton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

paper (fiber product)

Other People

Lemmon, Joseph, II, d. 1750

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-R-B-7; Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Talbot - Winslow, Box 6

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