Agreement, 1816.

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Agreement, 1816.

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Handwritten and signed agreement, dated 25 June 1816, and regisered in St. Louis, Missouri. Recotor agrees to sell Thomas H. Benton land for $1,900. Benton was a St. Louis writer who later served as a U.S. Senator.

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Rector, Elias, -1822

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Resident of St. Louis, Missouri. From the description of Agreement, 1816. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122606548 The Rector family were influential pioneers in Illinois and Missouri. The family, led by Frederick and Elizabeth Rector, were originally from Virginia, but moved west in the early 1800s. Their children played important roles in the development of the West. Their son William (1778-1827) served as Surveyor General of Illinois, a representative to the Missouri Cons...

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

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