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Legal Document Concerning Aaron Lopez and Jacob Wilbore, Bristol County, Massachusetts, August 5, 1777

Partially printed legal document, completed by hand, concerning a case between Aaron Lopez and Jacob Wilbore in Bristol County, Massachusetts, dated August 5, 1777. Originally printed during the reign of George III, the heading was altered to read “The Government and People of Massachusetts Bay in New England.” The document includes an original seal and the signature of Sheriff Josiah Crocker on the reverse. A rare example of a Revolutionary-era legal document.

Associated People/Businesses

Lopez, Aaron, 1731-1782
Wilbore, Jacob
Lopez, Aaron

Geography

Bristol County

Subjects

Legal documents
Court records
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 1