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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Fragment of a document signed, 1774 Oct. 24.

BIB_ID
101864
Accession number
MA 555.81
Creator
Houstoun, William, 1755-1813.
Display Date
1774 Oct. 24.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1904.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 5.5 x 19.6 cm
Notes
Signed by William Houstoun for John Houstoun.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by the signers of the Constitution of the United States; see collection record (MA 555) for more information.
Summary
Being a fragment of a land document stating the Quit rent of two shillings on a hundred-acre property granted to George Baillie and John Houstoun by King George III on August 2, 1774.